CHEP hires Mike Deane and Tim Russell, sending Saintsmiths into ‘hibernation’ after less than a year
CHE Proximity has hired Mike Deane and Tim Russell in senior roles following Ben Shepherd’s exit, seeing the duo consequently ‘hibernate’ their consultancy Saintsmiths after less than a year in business, Mumbrella can reveal.
Deane directly replaces Shepherd – who left the agency in July to become Thinkerbell’s general manager of media – as chief media officer, while his Saintsmiths partner Tim Russell joins in the newly-created role of head of strategy, media.
Russell (left) and Deane
Why would you ‘hibernate’ your own business. Surely if you are going to work for the man again you kill it. Unless you want to make it happen again which would I imagine create a rather unstable working relationship with your new employer?
Great couple of hires! Very excited to see what these two can do to the media business at CHEP.