Australia’s Marty O’Halloran named global CEO of DDB Worldwide

Marty O’Halloran, the CEO and Chairman of DDB Group Australia and New Zealand, has been promoted to global chief executive officer of DDB Worldwide.

It is the first overseas job for O’Halloran, who said he wanted to prove that you could build an industry-leading agency from Australia and New Zealand.

O’Halloran: ‘You don’t have to be in New York or London to be the best’

“I never chased the big roles overseas because it was always my belief that we could build the best agency in the world here in New Zealand and Australia – you didn’t have to be in New York or London to be the best. Our team down here has proven that, and now it’s my privilege to take that learning and apply it on the global stage,” he said.