STREETS/J&J FALLOUT: MIKE O’ROURKE AND KRISTINE TOMS EXIT McCANN SYDNEY
February 4 2008, 10:11 am | | 14 Comments
Global realignments of J&J and most recently Streets have hit McCann Sydney hard, resulting in several staffers across the board being retrenched, including talented creatives Mike O’Rourke and Kristine Toms.
Art director O’Rourke (pictured) spent a decade at DDB Sydney before heading to McCanns last year, while Toms made her rep at BMF.
O’Rourke’s gong collection includes three acceptances at D&AD, two Silver and three Bronze Pencils at AWARD, two Caxtons and one ATV Award. Says O’Rourke: “In a global realignment the happy local client had to shift business to internationals Lowe and DDB. So now off Streets, on the street, and looking to get stuck into some serious creative work.”
14 Comments
Not good. It’s never good.
Who’s the CD at McCanns these days?
In the inimitable words of Bob McMurtrie, a very amusing American suit I worked with at McCanns in the mid 80’s, “Welcome to advertising.”
Yo mikey. I want names. They’ll be swimmin with the fishes tomorrow. Call me.
Oi, vey. Love the beard, Mike. But sorry ’bout the news. You’ll find another gig in no time.
Poor Mike. Looks like you’ve been burnt…on the nose.
Kristine is one of the most talented creatives I have ever worked with. She’s not big on talking herself up but I’m going to take this opportunity to do it for her. She is a super hard working and lateral thinker. And she knows how to laugh.
Boy …. does she know how to laugh
I dropped a pencil once, and Kristine laughed for a week!
Good luck Kristine, bigger and better things ahead.
In the inimitable words of Bob McMurray, a very amusing English suit I worked with at McCanns in the mid 70’s, “C#@*s!.”
Kristine’s resume:
Helped Droga make Omon successful.
Getting the golden handshake from the cannery is like an anus.
Everybody got one.
You’re free kids. Rejoice.
I hear McCanns really fancied their chances to win the Optus account last year.
Have heard nothin about that pitch. Did M&C hang on to it?
Kristine is an excellent creative. Any agency that snaps her up will be lucky.
Yep M&C retained.
More animal hell….