MADC appoint Cummins & Partners ECDS Ben Couzens and Jim Ingram as presidents

The Melbourne Advertising and Design Club (MADC) has appointed Ben Couzens and Jim Ingram as presidents charging the pair with bringing the organisation back from the brink after its awards night became financially unviable.

Couzens and Ingram, joint executive creative directors for Cummins & Partners, have worked their entire careers in Melbourne, said in a statement: “We’re immensely proud of the Melbourne advertising community and we understand the huge role MADC has played in galvanizing this industry, since long before we came along.

“The committee have done a cracking job maintaining the relevance of the club since the award show ceased and we want the MADC to do more than just survive. We want it to thrive.