McCann London strengthens artistic with three prime hires

McCann London has boosted its artistic sources with the appointment of Regan Warner from Ogilvy as government artistic director, main the artistic division and reporting to joint CCOs Rob Doubal and Laurence Thomson. Warner beforehand labored at McCann.

Warner (above) is best-known for her L’Oreal and British Vogue’s ‘The Non-Difficulty’ with Jane Fonda (under), tackling preconceptions about ageing and Dove’s As Early As 5, about pure hair discrimination.

The company has additionally employed artistic administrators London alumni Jacob Gjelstrup Björdal and Jim Nillson who be part of from NordDDB. The 2 labored at McCann in London from 2015-19 on award-winning XBox amongst others and teamed up at Australia’s Clemenger BBDO.

CCOs Doubal and Thomson say: “We pleasure ourselves in attracting an unfair share of the world’s greatest expertise, and welcoming again expertise no much less fills us with pleasure. Regan is a dynamic, inclusive chief and a powerhouse of irrepressible expertise. Jacob and Jim are creativity rock stars in their very own proper – titans of their commerce. Parting as soon as was bittersweet, that every one three have now chosen to rejoin McCann is a large second for us and the company, and testomony to the energy of our artistic tradition.”

ECD Warner says “That is my third time at McCann and there’s a motive for that. Discovering model truths and pushing the boundaries of significant storytelling is in McCann’s DNA. That DNA runs by way of my artistic soul and retains calling me again to this unimaginable community of friends and associates. I’m really obsessive about this craft and bringing one of the best out of individuals in an inspiring tradition by which nice concepts can occur.”