VMLY&R has appointed four new senior hires, following a run of new business wins in Brisbane – including Queensland University of Technology, World Supercross Championships and the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Creative director Mikey Tucker joins the agency having recently returned to Brisbane from Europe, where he was CD of DDB Prague. During his five years in Europe, Tucker worked with Netflix, Spotify, Volkswagen, MINI, Zalando and Metro.
Lisa O'Neill joins as associate creative director. O'Neill has developed integrated brand platforms for Samsung, Nintendo, Uber, CocaCola, KFC and the BBC.
Before joining the team at VMLY&R, she was ACD at Leo Burnett Sydney where she created Australia's first TikTok ad with a Subtly Sponsored Post for Samsung and wrote the Shut Up & Take My Money platform for KFC during her time at Ogilvy.
Strategy director Dilip Garga joined the agency this week from Ogilvy Singapore, where he worked on Unilever’s global skincare brands. Garga will work with Andrew Kolb, VMLY&R’s head of strategy in Brisbane, across the office’s major clients.
Jessamy Ross completes the line up as senior copywriter; she is currently head of AWARD School.
Ben Davis, VMLY&R executive creative director in Brisbane, said it’s been a special start to 2023 for the agency.
"It’s wonderful to bring onboard such phenomenal talent to help deliver work that truly connects brands to people," he said.
"Mikey, Jess, and Dilip are lovely people that will collaborate brilliantly with our client partners and complement our team."
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