Hogarth Worldwide appoints Anna Quinn as managing director for Australia + New Zealand

Hogarth, the WPP global creative content production company, hires Anna Quinn as managing director for its Australian operations.

Quinn will be responsible for ensuring that the Hogarth Australia business is delivering the best work, brilliantly, alongside meeting commercial goals and client expectations.

A seasoned executive, with over 20 years’ senior position experience across media, digital, integrated content studios, marketing and finance sectors, Quinn has a proven track record in building and leading high-performance teams.

Quinn is CPA qualified with expertise in digital transformation and operational leadership. Her experience includes being the general manager at Powered (Nine), managing director of MAXMEDIALAB and various leadership roles at Bauer Media.

Her key role at Hogarth will see her primarily focusing on Hogarth Australia’s growing roster of clients and ensuring that Hogarth are delivering the most effective and efficient content whilst also being kept on the bleeding edge of their content needs.

Says Quinn: “I am incredibly impressed with the vision that Richard Glasson and Justin Ricketts have for Hogarth, especially their focus on innovation through cutting-edge AI tools and technologies. The talent and dedication of the team here is truly inspiring, and I’m thrilled to be part of such an innovative organization. Being part of the WPP network presents incredible opportunities, and under Rose Herceg’s leadership in Australia, I am confident we will continue to drive exceptional growth and success.”

Quinn will report into Justin Ricketts, Hogarth AUNZ’s CEO.

Says Ricketts: “Our proposition continues to resonate well with large enterprise clients – both locally and globally.  As we continue to grow, we believe it’s time to invest in our local leadership team and after an extensive review of the market we believe that we’ve found someone in Anna with the right experience and passion to really impact our next horizon of growth across Australia and New Zealand.”

In addition to his role as CEO of Hogarth AUNZ, Ricketts’ has taken on the role of global chief transformation officer. Although he will remain as CEO of Hogarth AUNZ, the day-to-day management of the business will move to Anna Quinn as MD and Carol Berdayes as COO.

In his expanded role, Ricketts will be responsible for driving key transformation initiatives through the business with a key focus on optimising global client partnerships and helping to transform the Hogarth offering through AI and new products and services.

Ricketts joined Hogarth in 2017 as the CEO of Hogarth AUNZ. He has since grown the market into a flagship operation with a strong roster of direct local clients and a reputation for disruption and early adoption of new products and services.