Mother London’s Nik Studzinski to join Droga5 USA as co-executive creative director

David Droga, the Aussie expat creative chairman and founder of Droga5, New York, announced today the hiring of Nik Studzinski as co-executive creative director. Studzinski, most recently creative director at Mother London, will officially assume his duties on September 1, filling the post vacated by Duncan Marshall, who left the agency’s New York office in April to become ECD at Droga5 Sydney..

“Nik is without a doubt one of the most talented creative people in the business,” said Droga. “I’ve been trying to get him since the day I started the agency. It only took four years.”

“I’m unspeakably excited to be joining Droga5,” Studzinski said. “Working with David again, and alongside Ted Royer and the rest of the team in one of the best agencies in the world, in one of the greatest cities in the world. I can’t wait.”

Studzinski had been CD at Mother since 2007. Prior to Mother he servedas ECD at Publicis London for half a decade and was previously atSaatchi & Saatchi London as head of art, where he became theyoungest board member in the agency’s history. He first worked withDavid Droga when the latterwas ECD of Saatchi’s London. Droga took Studzinski with him when hebecame worldwide CD ofPublicis.

His CV includes myriad award-winning campaigns for Monster, Lexus,Schweppes, P&G, Renault, Cadbury, the British Army, and Boots,among others.