Clemenger BBDO Melbourne has announced the appointment of Richie Taaffe as its group business director on the NAB account.

Taaffe began his career at Irish creative agency Chemistry before to moving to Australia, where he has spent a number of years working at DDB Melbourne and more recently, TBWA Sydney.

Gayle While, deputy CEO at Clems Melbourne, said: “We are delighted for Richie to join the NAB team. He is a fantastic talent and we know he will hit the ground running.

“We look forward to watching him build on the work and relationships we currently have at NAB.”

Commenting on his new role, Taaffee said: “I’ve admired Clemenger’s work from afar for a number of years, so I couldn’t be more excited to join the team and work alongside some of the best talent in the world.

“I’m looking forward to building on the long-term of success of the NAB-Clemenger partnership, and to developing engaging communications that are effective.”