DDB’s Andrew Little steps down, Kiwi pair step up

March 24, 2025 11:06

Andrew Little, the president of DDB Group AUNZ, has announced he will depart in August after 25 years with the group. In the wake of his departure, two senior executives from DDB Group New Zealand have been promoted to regional roles.

Little announced the news via a media release on Monday morning, describing his time leading DDB as a “privilege, not a job”.

He said he has treated the company “like it was [his] own”, and has been fortunate to see DDB graduates becomes CEOs, CCOs, and department heads, which is “one of the real joys of a long tenure”.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.

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Ted Horton 24 Mar 25

Congratulations Andrew on a stellar career at DDB.
Having lost Coles to Big Red you worked tirelessly to win it back – and you did! You even managed to make it a ‘whole-of -Omnicom’ appointment. All your idea. All your hard work. Yet through it all we’ve remained friends and never viewed our battles as anything but business. Wherever life takes you next I wish you every success – you’ve deserve it.

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