Seven execs leave WPP AUNZ including group client director Kate Walker and Wunderman Thompson MD Paul Everson

sinking ship.

“measured exit”

Orwell would be proud.

Half year results out Friday. Interested to hear what Jens has waiting for him come October 1.

So seven relatively senior people across two seperate creative agency entities (four i guess if you don’t want to count the mergers) left over the course of a couple of months, isn’t that relatively normal to the this industry?

How many senior people left CHE last month. Add that to clemenger across melb, syd and brissy and you would get a pretty big number wouldn’t you?

WPP AUNZ is having another incredible year of growth and prosperity lead by the very best diverse and talented group of professionals any client could hope to have.

“This is fine”

So after these “measured exits” and “natural attrition” who is actually left running these mash-ups? Jon Bird returns from his triumph in America where he made LabStore a household name and John Gutteridge who returns from conquering Asia with JWT? Way to fail upwards.

this is nothing compared to New Zealand – Ogilvy sold, Assignment gone, JWT gone, VMLY&RNZ the only creative agency left

Some of these departures were the result of rampant cronyism in one of the agencies.

yep, I’m with you. Not a great look but also not at all unpredictable – two mergers of 4 struggling agencies and new leaders coming in….of course there’s going to be turnover be it redundancies and resignations.

also probably not a bad idea. there’s a lot of tired and cynical people in those places and the opportunity to regenerate the talent pool would be welcomed by the new leaders

New leaders? One has been with the same network their entire career.

They are now struggling agencies because of how WPPAUNZ has treated and managed them since the merger. And the people are tired and cynical because of the above. Finding any sort of talent interested in joining now will be a challenge. Let alone a “talent pool”.

In her lawsuit Ms Williamson described it as an old boys network. The old boys at wpp aunz have appointed two old boys to run these two failing agencies. Anyone young or smart has left.

leaving a place with no idea. Thats a good thing.

Very sad to see such great talent leave the group!

If the best WPP can offer up is a nameless ‘no further comment’ response to a major restructure, they can only blame themselves for the narrative that currently surrounds them.

Was that missive to the industry on anonymous comments really about muting criticism of WPP agencies? They seem to be a constant source of negative headlines — long before the anonymous commenters pile in.

These people are just all spending more time with family/travelling/pursuring new interests and we wish them all the best with their future endeavours as they leave to pursue other families and spend more time with their endeavours.

The way this article is written, it could be construed that I left Y&R as a result of Paul Nagy joining as CCO. Just to clarify, Paul was one of the major arguments that almost convinced me to stay at the agency. As a creative leader, I’d happily follow Paul anywhere. Although my preference would be to follow him into the public bar at the Plough Inn. Or perhaps the Lord Nelson. Preferably with a company Amex.

I believe that Paul [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy]. Not just you Brendan. Even if you do like a good Plough Inn.

..that several of the individuals dismissed are embroiled in the Vodafone/Team Red unfair dismissal case?

Aden’s people are leaving in their droves it seems. Loyalty