Clems appoints joint ECD's

Clemenger BBDO Sydney has appointed Mike Spirkovski and Paul Nagy as joint executive creative directors replacing outgoing ECD Richard Maddocks.

Spirkovski joins from a consulting role at Droga5 and Nagy comes from Clemenger BBDO Wellington, where he is creative director. The pair first worked together at Leo Burnett from 2004 to 2006.

"Paul and Mike are proven creative leaders and genuinely respect and inspire each other. The minute we met them we knew they were the right guys," said Clemenger BBDO managing director Andy Pontin. "Paul's a Clemenger guy, and that makes an enormous difference to us."

"We know that extraordinary outcomes creatively come from a collaborative culture, this ECD team approach should be seen as emblematic of our taking this approach to a whole new level, very exciting," said Clemenger BBDO creative chairman James McGrath.

Spirkovski and Nagy start in mid-June to replace Maddocks, who announced his departure in March.

Story by Danielle Long, AdNews.