John Bright appointed as head of digital for Whybin\TBWA Tequila Melbourne
John Bright’s appointment as head of digital was announced today by Mark Watkin managing director of Whybin\TBWA Tequila Melbourne.
Bright, (pictured), originally from the UK has strong experience leading key accounts within digital agencies such as POKE and Glue in London.
He has accumulated over fourteen years experience in the interactive arena working across brands including Orange, Yahoo, Yell, The British Royal Marines and Royal Navy, adidas, McDonald’s, Virgin Money, McCain, Mazda, T-Mobile and The Royal Mail.
Most recently Bright has been head of digital at Leo Burnett Melbourne producing campaigns for brands such as Nintendo, Giant Bikes, Hallmark, Chrysler, General Mills and SEEK.
Says Watkin: “John has great experience across some diverse brands and categories working for two leading UK digital agencies. He’s passionate about the digital space but really understands the importance of integration. Above all John’s a great chap and we’re excited to welcome him on board.”
Bright said: “The new team that has been assembled at Whybin\TBWA Tequila\ is very impressive and I feel both honoured and excited to be joining them. Also the clients have a genuine desire to broaden and evolve their digital offerings so I would predict some next level work coming out of Melbourne in the very near future.”
The appointment follows other recent hires including Damian Royce as digital creative director and Paul Reardon as executive creative director.
3 Comments
Nice one K man! 🙂
Well done John. Good hire TBWA.
How cute – they called it an ‘interactive arena’..!
Despite that I’m sure John will have a red hot go.