DDB Sydney has appointed Rupert Price as the agency’s new chief strategy officer.
Price, with a 25-year career in agencies across London and New Zealand, has spent the last 12 years as DDB Group Aotearoa’s chief strategy officer.
In his time at DDB Group Aotearoa, Price achieved numerous accolades from Cannes Gold Lions to a D&AD Black Pencil.
At the 2024 Cannes Festival, DDB Group Aotearoa won seven awards for clients Samsung, Volkswagen, McDonald’s and Correct the Internet.
Price will now lead the Sydney's planning department across clients such as Westpac, Volkswagen Group and McDonald’s.
DDB Group Sydney CEO Sheryl Marjoram said she couldn’t be happier to have Rupert joining the team.
"We’ve long been admirers of his impact and momentum across the Tasman and it’s always a special moment to be able to recruit much loved and respected DDB’ers within the network," Marjoram said.
"His passion, commitment and results speak for themselves and I can’t wait for everyone to see what’s next for DDB Sydney.”
DDB Group New Zealand CEO Priya Patel said the agency is incredibly proud of the strategic powerhouse Price has built.
"We want to thank him for over a decade of incredible work," Patel said.
"The team and I will miss him but we love the fact that he is only a short flight away.”
Price said it was a tough decision to leave the agency he called home for the last 12 years.
"But the opportunity to work with the Sydney team to continue their trajectory was too good to pass up," Price said.
Price will start his transition immediately to DDB Sydney dividing his time equally between Sydney and New Zealand until the end of August before taking on the Sydney from September 1.
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