Cowan’s Ward jumps ship to head up rival agency Blue Marlin

Tim Burrowes

April 20, 2010 1:11

Blue Marlin, the brand design agency, has appointed Cowan’s Marshall Ward to the role of managing director of its Sydney office.

Ward will take over from Dominic Walsh, who is leaving the agency to become managing partner of Interbrand.

In another new appointment, Blue Marlin marketing manager Jonathan Samuel has been promoted to the new role of client development director.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.