Chess boards Clemenger BBDO juggernaut

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Luke Chess Nov07.JPGCB Exclusive – Campaign Brief can reveal that Luke Chess, who has just announced he is departing the CD gig at Lavender, has accepted a creative director role at Clemenger BBDO, Sydney.

 

Chess,who was CD of Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland for two years from January 2008 until January 2010, and was ranked among the world’s top 20 CDs in the Big Won Report at Cannes 2009, will be in charge of several key pieces of business.

 

Clemenger BBDO, Sydney has been on a massive new business roll in the last few months, picking up Foxtel in December, Hungry Jacks in December and Virgin Blue in September.

Thumbnail image for PR Nagy Spirkovski Casual LowRes.jpgJoint executive creative directors Mike Spirkovski and Paul Nagy (left) told CB they are thrilled by the hire: “Luke brings so much with him to the agency. His talent in unquestionable, but he will also add so much to the culture of the place and further strengthen our focus on world-class work. He’s also got a whopping great chin, and a name we can pun the life out of in future press releases: Checkmate – Chess wins Grand Prix at Cannes. Just works you know?”

“We’ve got amazing clients here at Clemenger Sydney and we want to do amazing work for them. Luke is an enormous boost to that ambition.”

 

Chess told CB: “Clems has had a stellar 2010, with a client list I reckon is now Australia’s best. Whatever Paul and Spirko are doing is clearly working. Added to that, the BBDO network is kicking goals worldwide. It’s the right opportunity professionally, and the right time for me personally, to be joining what’s becoming a formidable creative offering across all disciplines. Bring it on!”