Former TBWA\ regional creative-at-large John Merrifield joins Google as chief creative officer Asia-Pacific - based in Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore
Merrifield, who left TBWA\ in November 2011, after spending nine years with the network, will be based in Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.

Well I'll be damned. Congrats!
Thought Google was too smart for ad guys.
Good luck with the new gig.
I remember meeting him at a Bali Ad Fest. Big wave surfer. His business card had a pic of him on the back on a huge wave.
I'll bet my last dollar on him lasting a year.