Amir Kassaei steps down as chief creative officer of DDB Worldwide to focus on C14TORCE role
Campaign Brief can reveal that after nine years as global chief creative officer of DDB Worldwide, Amir Kassaei is stepping down to focus his time and efforts on the customized global agency C14TORCE – owned by DDB – for the car brand SEAT.
Says Kassaei on his LinkedIn profile: “It was an amazing journey but I will not miss advertising, advertising will miss me.”
Prior to joining DDB Germany in 2003 Kassaei was ECD on Mercedes-Benz and Smart International at Springer & Jacoby Germany from 1997 to 2003.
Always a man of strong opinions, Kassaei caused a storm at Cannes in 2012 after this video interview with Campaign Brief went online, accusing some Cannes 2012 jurors of bias – claiming that judges of certain global holding groups had been ordered to vote for work from their respective groups.
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Im sure I’ll be telling my kids about this day.
Global CCO is a bit like Australian PM. They are getting bulleted just as quick.
No I won’t.
I see someone on LinkedIn has had the temerity to question Amir’s contention that “advertising will miss me.”
Thankfully he’s set them straight:
“I am a legend. 😉 just to be clear on this fact.”
What a legend indeed…
Full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing
A true talent gets called ‘a legend’ by others not by himself. Maybe he should have a slice of humble pie for lunch, with a side of humility.
Nah, he’s a legend. Maybe you should have a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila, ’cause you salty.