Ray van Kempen to leave 303
July 30 2009, 4:42 pm | | 6 Comments
303founding partner and shareholder Ray van Kempen has decided towind-down his involvement and exit the agency in the near future. Themove was announced to staff on Friday but no time-scale has yet beenfinalised for his departure. It is believed van Kempen’s shareholdingwill be taken up by other partners or by 303’s Sydney agency management.
VanKempen, Stephen Wells and Lindsay Medalia founded 303 when they leftMarketforce in 1990. He has long been regarded as one of Perth’s bestever art directors.
303 Perth managing director Alan Taylor said at57 years of age and having worked tirelessly for the agency over thepast two decades, van Kempen felt it was time to start winding back hisworkload and pursue some other interests.
6 Comments
Never worked for Ray but he spent a couple of hours chatting to me about the Australian ad industry when I first arrived here from the UK. Thanks fella, really appreciated it. Good luck.
Ray, it was so great working with you!
All the best in your retirement and if you’re ever visiting Melbourne, get in touch with us ex-303ers for a drink (or two or three).
Effortless talent. The guy just knows.
Ray, I have never worked with you however the Perth Ad industry was in my blood through the eighties and nineties , I remember the begining of 303 and your absolute talent and generous of heart has been a force to reckon with.
Good Luck and enjoy your new way of being, feel proud with the legacy you are leaving.
A gentleman with an eye. March on Ray.
Thanks Will, Nat, Larissa and Anonymous for your very generous posts.
The word may not be out there yet but I’ve started have my own consultancy with the very unimaginative name of Van Kempen.
And Nat, I’ll certainly take you up on your drink invitation.