HAVAS, an advertising and media communications agency group, has appointed Richard Clarke as its new Chief Growth and Client Officer in Australia. Clarke joins from HAVAS UK, where he previously served as Managing Director of HAVAS Red London. His move to Australia marks a significant step in expanding HAVAS\u2019s leadership and strategic vision in the region.<\/p>\n
Clarke brings a distinguished background in communications and advertising, highlighted by his successful tenure at HAVAS Red and his earlier role as a Senior Partner at Ogilvy UK. His notable achievements include spearheading the award-winning NHS \u2018Missing Type\u2019 blood donation campaign, being recognized as \u2018Campaign of the Decade\u2019 by PRWeek, and guiding HAVAS Red to be named EMEA Regional Midsize Agency of the Year.<\/p>\n
In his new role, Clarke will focus on fostering cross-Village growth, driving new business development, and incubating innovative service-based propositions within HAVAS Australia. Reporting directly to HAVAS Creative Network ANZ Group CEO James Wright, Clarke will play a crucial role in enhancing the agency\u2019s capabilities and expanding its client services.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am delighted and privileged to have been given the opportunity to move within HAVAS to Australia,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cWe have a world-class roster of agencies, talent, clients, and opportunity and I am already blown away by the incredible energy and ambition within the HAVAS Village Australia. I am looking forward to working with outstanding leaders like James and the senior management teams and forge the next chapter of growth for the Group.\u201d<\/p>\n
James Wright, CEO of HAVAS Creative Network ANZ, praised Clarke\u2019s appointment, stating, \u201cRichard did an unprecedented job growing the HAVAS Red UK business during his time there, as well as building phenomenal relationships with creative, media, digital, and health teams across the HAVAS Village in London. He is an excellent operator, brilliant with clients, and naturally brings agencies and teams together. Having him in this newly created position in Australia will ensure we are even better set up to service cross-agency clients and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Richard Clarke is stepping into the role of Chief Growth and Client Officer. Previously Managing Director of HAVAS Red London, Clarke\u2019s move from the UK highlights HAVAS’s commitment to expanding its leadership and strategic impact in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movements"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"yoast_head":"\n