REBELO WITH A CAUSE: TAKES MD GIG AT SAATCHI & SAATCHI LONDON
Michael Rebelo, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi’s Singapore office has been promoted to run Saatchi & Saatchi London as Managing Director. Rebelo will report into Robert Senior, UK CEO, SSF Group, the newly formed mini group structure.
Rebelo’s appointment underlines the SSF Group’s stated ambition of championing creativity to drive growth at Saatchi & Saatchi and Fallon.
Senior said: “Michael is world class talent. He has exactly the right combination of experience, talent and energy to make a colossal difference at Saatchi & Saatchi London.”
With Rebelo at the helm, Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore was named Agency of the Year 2007 by Marketing magazine, Ad Asia magazine, and by the Institute of Advertising Singapore for the second year running. The agency has had an impressive new business record winning United Overseas Bank, ESPN, MSIG Insurance, Sony Ericsson and Tiger Beer under his leadership.
Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore was also the fourth most awarded agency at Cannes in 2007 and came 13th in the Gunn Report 2007, up from 21 in 2006.
Patt Brett said, “While is is sad to lose Mike, he has done a tremendous job for us in Singapore. It is testimony to his abilities that he has taken one of the best jobs in the global business.”
Rebelo will continue his role in Singapore until June 2008 and his successor will be announced n the next couple of weeks.
7 Comments
Well done Mike!!! All the best in London.
Congratulations Wolfman.
I worked with Mike at S&S Sydney and he is indeed a star, and a gentleman. Well done, you deserve it.
Wolfie! Go get ’em. You should be CEO though.
Congrats.
An Aussie Wolf in London.
Well done Mike.
Stinks
Wow. I remember him as a shy young account exec.
Rebelo, Good things happen on Planet Echo. Nice one. 😉
A Williton wolf making it as MD Saatchi’s UK. Well done.