Dave McCaughan leaves McCann after 28 years

Tim Burrowes

February 13, 2015 5:29

Austtralian agency veteran Dave McCaughan, the long-serving regional head of research at McCann, is moving on from the agency after almost three decades of service.

McCaughan moved from Tokyo, where he was regional planning director, to a role as MD of the Hong Kong office in addition to his regional research duties in November 2013.

McCaughan presents last year's Mumbrella360 conference

McCaughan presents at last year’s Mumbrella360 conference

Over a 28-year spell with the agency, he has worked as national planning director at McCann Sydney, president of McCann Thailand and GM of McCann Tokyo as well as his most recent position.

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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.