M&C Saatchi promotes directors into new management partner roles

Tim Burrowes

February 26, 2010 8:48

M&C Saatchi has announced the appointment of a new management team following the departure of chief executive Mike Abel.

Tom Dery, worldwide chairman M&C Saatchi, said the agency made the decision not to appoint a direct replacement for Abel, instead promoting seven senior staff into the new roles of management partners.

They will report into Dery and Tom McFarlane, M&C Saatchi’s regional creative director.

“We wanted to give some of our senior people the opportunity to grow and develop. I’ll essentially be the CEO,” he told Mumbrella.

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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.

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5 COMMENTS

Anonymous 26 Feb 10

Management by committee…who is reposnsible for that…..how long will this last.

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Oli 26 Feb 10

Nice one Whittle!

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Karalee 26 Feb 10

Congrats to Colin – incredibly switched on and deserves the promotion!

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Beck 26 Feb 10

1 female promoted out of 7. Not much has changed since the Mad Men days has it?
I’d estimate that M&C Saatchi’s staff makeup is 70% female and yet still it remains a boys club in the boardroom.

Shame shame M&C
And you call yourself a progressive agency.

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Chris Jeffares 3 Mar 10

Yes, but she’s a sensational ‘1’

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