JWT Melbourne snares Brendon Guthrie and Tim Holmes from DDB for creative director roles

JWT Melbourne has significantly bolstered its creative firepower, appointing Brendon Guthrie and Tim Holmes as creative directors, who will leave their current positions at DDB Melbourne.

Guthrie and Holmes are best known for their work on John West, Leggo’s, ANZ, Origin Energy and the highly emotive and multi-award winning “Pictures of You” TAC campaign.

Says Richard Muntz, JWT Melbourne’s executive creative director: “They make a formidable creative pair, highly regarded for their ability to turn out brilliant work, time and time again. Brendon and Tim bring to JWT Melbourne conceptual muscle, flawless execution, an impressive collection of check-shirts and that all too rare commodity, experience.”

Says Guthrie (above left) and Holmes (above right) : “We both believe nothing worthwhile is ever accomplished quickly or easily and it was clear from our first meeting that both Muntzy and MD Michael Godwin share that philosophy. Over the last couple of years they’ve brought together a group of people who place equal value on thinking and craft and that combination’s really starting to flow through the agency’s work.”

The pair will take up their roles at JWT on September 3.