Y&R NZ’s Carlos Savage departs agency for associate CD role for Land Rover at Y&R NY

Carlos Savage (left), head of copy at Y&R Auckland has been called up by Y&R’s head office in New York to step into the role of associate creative director on the global Land Rover account.

The promotion comes just over 18 months into his tenure at Y&R Auckland, in which time the agency has gone from strength to strength with a haul of new business wins, shiny Lions, and exciting new hires.

Y&R NZ’s chief executive Josh Moore says the agency is “very big on promoting good people into great roles within the network”.

Says Savage: “It’s been a powerful couple of years at Y&R and I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve achieved and where the company is now compared to when I started back in 2012. It’s the worst possible time to be leaving the agency – just as it’s becoming a really cool place to be – but I couldn’t think of a better reason for leaving than to become associate CD on Land Rover. It’s a dream gig, in a dream city, working with really nice, frighteningly talented creative people. I’ll never fit in.”