OMD hires ex-Naked strategist Nick Kavanagh and telco expert Vanessa Nichol
Nick Kavanagh
Media agency OMD has confirmed it has hired former Naked Communications strategy director Nick Kavanagh and also M&C Saatchi’s senior business director of the Optus account Vanessa Nichol.
The former Naked executive departed the agency in July, after the agency was fired by the Labor Party for approaching media outlets in exchange for free advertising and access to then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
He will take up the role of strategy group head, while Nichol will take the lead on one of OMD’s biggest clients Telstra, which in 2012-13 had an $80m spend according to Nielsen.
That Nick Kav is handsome chap! Blime me.
Great hire. Nice work Kavlar!
Great get OMD, well done Nick!
Congratulations Nick – brilliant guy, first class operator. OMD are lucky chaps.
Great hire by OMD, good on you Nick…
Nice one Kav!!
Excellent hire OMD, Naked are jealous.
Soon will be an obsolete role in the world of big data.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Nick Kav, already an asset to OMD! Welcome aboard brother!
Well done OMD, top hire.
Congrats Kav; one of the best!
So listening to what Nick has to say…who is in charge of OMD strategy then? Sounds like he thinks its him. Or is it Gavin? How does Gavin feel about Nick saying that OMD has lost it’s strategic way? And isn’t it funny how Naked is held up as the strategic benchmark. I wonder what the ALP would have to say about that. Well this will be fascinating. *settles in with an enormous bucket of popcorn*
oh and btw…Vanessa is tops. Great hire.
Two great hires. Exciting times at OMD.
Congrats, Kavron!
Nice one Kav, best of luck mate