Jim Gall has been appointed the CEO of Clemenger BBDO Melbourne Group. Gall is set to relocate from his present role as CEO of Clemenger Group New Zealand.
As Gall arrives, Clems Melbourne’s current CEO, Gayle While, has announced she is returning to the UK after four years with the agency.
Commenting on Gall’s elevation, Clemenger Group executive chairman, Robert Morgan said: “Jim Gall is a brilliant agency leader, he’s passionate about creativity and most importantly, he cares about his clients’ business. Jim has demonstrated his capability in the orchestration and enablement of new age creativity by harnessing best-in-class assets in ad-tech, mar-tech, data and e-commerce, and understands how to apply the power of creativity to drive brilliant outcomes for clients. We’re thrilled to have him take the reins of Clemenger BBDO Melbourne Group,” Morgan said.
“While we’re sad to be saying goodbye to Gayle, I want to thank her for the brilliant contribution she made to the agency during her time with us. We wish Gayle every success and happiness in her future endeavours.”
While Gall added: “It’s fantastic to be returning home and joining the team in Melbourne. We have unrivalled capability both creatively and across our specialist services, and we’ll pair those capabilities with our unwavering belief that creativity is always the answer to continue to serve the ever-evolving needs of our clients.”