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Bob Mackintosh To Depart As Host’s ECD

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Published on: 24th November 2016 at 1:01 PM
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Host today announced that Executive Creative Director, Bob Mackintosh is set to leave the agency at the end of the year, and it will be making an announcement on new incoming creative leadership imminently.

Bob joined Host in 2005 as digital creative director as the agency augmented its ‘virtual creative department’ with an in-house digital team.  His long association with the agency has seen him in a range of roles including creative leadership of Host’s digital output, during which Host was awarded Australian Creative’s Digital Hotshop.

He was co-CD in independent creative group The Jamboree before returning to Host as digital ECD where he oversaw the development of a number of notable digital and content led campaigns, including ‘Kiwi Sceptics’ for Air New Zealand which was awarded the Grand Prix in Branded Content and Entertainment at Spikes Asia in 2013. Since 2013, Bob has served as ECD at Host.

Host founder and Group CEO, Anthony Freedman said, “We created Host to be an agency designed for the new world and modern minded, digitally-led campaigns were a key part of this.

“Bob was the first creative hire we made eleven years ago as we expanded our digital capabilities, and under his creative direction we developed some brilliant work in that space. I have loved working with him and wish him all the very best with all that lies ahead.”

Host MD, Laura Aldington added, “Bob has played a big part in our business for over a decade, delivering some of our favourite campaigns for Air New Zealand, Coca-Cola, Levi’s and LEGO amongst many others.

“This body of work has been widely awarded for both creativity and effectiveness, and that is emblematic of what Bob is all about. He’s a master craftsman and a gifted director and on top of all of that, he’s just an absolute pleasure to work alongside.

“We’ll miss him, of course, but we wish him all the best for his exciting next chapter.”

Bob Mackintosh said, “Host is a brilliant agency, and I’m so proud of what’s been achieved. Spending eleven years in one agency isn’t exactly common, but it’s flown by, because I’ve spent that time alongside colleagues who are incredibly talented, lovely and have a wonderful sense of collective ambition.

“Hard as it is to leave, it’s simply time for me to bring about change in my life and explore new things. I’ll be taking the summer off before I focus on what’s next and I leave knowing that Host is in top form”

 

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