Saatchi NZ’s Hywel James for The Palace
Top New Zealand copywriter Hywel James has moved across from Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland to The Campaign Palace, Sydney.
James is one of New Zealand’s most awarded creatives, most recently picking up in Cannes for Vespa. He’s spent the last two and a half years at Saatchi’s working on brands such as Toyota, Westpac, TVNZ, Telecom and Sanyo.
“It’s fantastic to be in Sydney and to be a part of the team at The Palace. It’s a great brand with great brands to work on,” says James.
Says Palace Sydney CD Cameron Hoelter: “It’s great to have someone of Hywel’spedigree here at the Palace. He has lots of experience and a greatcreative record, I’m sure he’s going to make a fantastic contribution.”
Adds Jacques Burger, CEO of The Campaign Palace Australia: “Attractingand retaining top creative talent remain a key objective for the agencyand it is an area we will continue to invest in. In the past 6 monthswe have added top creative talent to the agency in both Melbourne andSydney and Hywel is another great addition.”
Says Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland ECD Mike O’Sullivan: “Hywel is leaving us forthe warmer town of Sydney. We took him out fishing last week for hisfinal taste of kiwi snapper. He’s done some great work here atSaatchi’s. We wish him all the best in his new adventure.”
James joined Saatchi’s in December 2006 and before that was at DDB Auckland where he first made a name for himself.
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Congrats on the move mate.
I can recommend a couple of good fishing spots off North Narra.
No I can’t. Just trying to big note.
Why the PR from Burger? Since it’s the first significant hiring under the new CD regime, where’s Cam Hoelter in this?
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