Ivan Moroke new TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris group MD

Moroke will officially join TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris in the New Year and Yellowwood will announce its new group MD within the next few weeks. Kay Nash is still at the helm of Yellowwood as CEO, with Andy Rice as chairman.

"The move is great news for TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris and for Ivan," said Nash. "With regards to replacing him, we are weighing up the merits of a promotion within, and we are fortunate to have extremely talented people to consider for the position.

"Hard act to follow"

"We plan to have a strong management team formalised and rocking on by the New Year that will be every bit as good as it has been. Ivan is a hard act to follow, and we will take the time we have available to make the right decision."

Source: www.tbwa.co.za

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Added Derek Bouwer, recently appointed TBWA\South Africa GCEO, "We are delighted that we can make such an important appointment from within the Group. We are confident that Ivan's skills and experience will bring significant advantage to the agency and its clients."

According to a press statement, Yellowwood has a bullish growth strategy in place for 2011 and is in the process of recruiting talent to support the expansion of both offering and regional presence.

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