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M&C Saatchi Appoints WPP鈥檚 Jo Bacon to Accelerate Transformation of Revamped Agency

15/02/2024
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Newly-formed UK agency appoints one of UK鈥檚 most experienced marketeers as CEO

M&C Saatchi has announced the appointment of Jo Bacon, one of the UK鈥檚 most experienced and successful marketeers, to lead its newly-formed UK agency.

The news follows M&C Saatchi鈥檚 reorganisation of its UK operations into a single group, as well as the appointments of Zillah Byng-Thorne as executive chair and Marcus Peffers as UK group CEO last year, in a series of moves designed to unlock greater value for clients and enable more collaboration across disciplines.

With extensive leadership experience in both agency and client-side roles, Jo joins from Ogilvy, where she has spent nearly three-and-a-half years as Global Client Lead, Ogilvy, WPP, overseeing the company鈥檚 flagship Unilever beauty, wellness and food and nutrition business, including its biggest brands, Dove and Hellmann鈥檚. She manages global multi-disciplinary teams across 80 markets, working with Unilever across every aspect of the marcomms and media mix. 

In her new role as CEO of M&C Saatchi, Jo will work alongside Peffers and Sophie Lewis, chief strategy officer, to lead the new agency, which combines M&C Saatchi鈥檚 previous London Advertising, Export, Global and Social issues businesses in a new full-service creative proposition.

Jo will work to further accelerate the transformation of M&C Saatchi, helping to reinforce its founding principle of Brutal Simplicity of Thought across every area of the business, from how it operates internally to the creative work it produces for clients.

Jo was instrumental in the recent haul of strategic and creative awards picked up by Ogilvy and WPP in 2023. Her team鈥檚 ground-breaking work on Unilever and Dove won 100+ strategic and creative accolades in 2023, including an Emmy Award, three Cannes Grand Prix, multiple Cannes Lions, US Gold Effies and D&AD Black Pencils - making her one of the most awarded ad agency leaders in the world last year.

She will join M&C Saatchi in May this year.

The appointment follows a year of transformation and growth for M&C Saatchi, which recently won new business from clients including Dreams, Diageo and the Financial Conduct Authority. 

The agency鈥檚 search for a new global chief creative officer is still ongoing. It is currently narrowing down candidates with a view to making an appointment in the first half of this year.

Marcus Peffers, UK group CEO, M&C Saatchi, said, 鈥淗iring Jo to lead our newly formed UK Agency is a tremendous coup."

鈥淪he鈥檚 a rare talent. As well as being 2023鈥檚 most awarded ad agency leader, she鈥檚 a brilliant, highly experienced CMO, leading some of Britain鈥檚 biggest media brands, across the total marcomms mix.

鈥淭o accelerate the transformation of our UK Agency, we need a CEO with exceptional creative leadership and entrepreneurial flair, combined with deep brand expertise and commercial know-how.

鈥淛o has these in abundance - we鈥檙e thrilled she鈥檚 joining us.鈥

Jo Bacon, incoming CEO, M&C Saatchi, said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 an incredibly exciting time to be joining M&C Saatchi at such a pivotal stage in its transformation journey."

鈥淚 started my career at Saatchi鈥檚, so becoming CEO of M&C Saatchi feels like a natural next step for me. I understand the power of the Saatchi brand 鈥 it鈥檚 one of the most iconic and influential names in communications.

鈥淚鈥檝e seen what incredible potential M&C Saatchi has, using Brutal Simplicity of Thought to build famous commercial brands, tackle the most complex societal issues and be central to moments of national and global importance. At the top of its game, there really is no better agency.

鈥淚 share Marcus and Zillah鈥檚 ambition to make M&C Saatchi an extraordinary force in marketing, communications and creativity, and the leading company of its kind, here in the UK and globally. I know my experience and ambition can help make that happen, and I can鈥檛 wait to get started.鈥

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