DDB California appoints Aussie expat John Minty to chief operating officer role for LA + SF offices

DDB Worldwide has appointed Aussie expat John Minty to the chief operating officer role covering DDB California, effective immediately.

Minty will be responsible for managing all operational aspects of DDB’s U.S. offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, including agency and client financials, where he will work alongside DDB California CEO Mike Harris.

Says Harris: “John understands what it takes to build vibrant, creative companies.  This is what he’s done his entire career and he is exactly what we need as we build a new DDB in California.”

Most recently, Minty spent five years at independent agency Venables Bell & Partners where he served as CFO and eventually COO adding oversight of production to his finance and operations responsibilities, including Lumberyard, VB& P’s integrated content production facility’s production.  Minty was a member of VB&P’s executive management team, a team charged with assisting in the development and execution of overall agency strategy.

Prior to VB&P, Minty served as McCann’s CFO of the Global Microsoft account and director of finance and operations at TBWA\Chiat\Day. A native Australian, Minty also spent time at Whybin Lawrence\TBWA, Mojo Partners and Clemenger BBDO in Sydney.

Says Minty: “I am pleased to be joining such a lauded agency, one with unsurpassed innovation. DDB is an agency that sets the standard for all advertising and marketing companies, and I am confident that the best is ahead of us.”