VMLY&R announced a new structure to bring leadership of the Sydney and Melbourne offices together.
Melbourne managing director Sarah Bailey will now also cover the Sydney office and Jake Barrow, Melbourne executive creative director, will lead creative across both cities.
Bailey: “We have incredible talent in both our Sydney and Melbourne offices and simply want to seamlessly connect these individuals across our entire client portfolio without structures getting in the way.
"This latest leadership development is a tangible example of our Connected Brands strategy coming to life, and I have no doubt it will lead to even better work.”
Barrow: “Creativity will seep into every nook and cranny of the agency. I’m really excited to see different skillsets colliding to form new ways to solve problems.”
Alongside the expanded roles, business leaders will represent all key disciplines in creative, technology, experience & design, client service, strategy, business development and delivery in both Sydney and Melbourne markets.
The new leadership structure will be fundamental in supporting VMLY&R teams across the two offices but working jointly on key client campaigns including those for the Army Reserve, Vodafone and Rip Curl.
Jake Barrow
The uniting of Sydney and Melbourne offices follows the appointment of Charmaine Griffith, who
recently joined VMLY&R from PWC as director of business development and marketing for both
Melbourne and Sydney.
Thomas Tearle, CEO of VMLY&R Australia & New Zealand: “This move towards increased collaboration is a no brainer – it provides pure upside for our people and our client partners.
"Sarah and Jake are the perfect people to lead the charge and they have the full support of Ali Tilling (CSO), Paul Nagy (CCO) and I.”
VMLY&R recently launched high profile campaigns for Vodafone, the Army Reserve, Australian Unity and Colgate Palmolive, and count Ford, Monash University, Rip Curl and several Victorian Government portfolios as long-term client partners.
The agency also won a Gold Lion at this year’s Cannes Awards for Monash University’s A Future Without Change campaign.
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