Initiative management changes continue; Stephen Fisher and David Fish depart

IPG Mediabrands media agency is now without a national CEO, a Melbourne managing director and chief strategy officer following the departures of both Stephen Fisher and David Fish, Mumbrella can reveal.

The agency lost its national CEO, Lee Leggett, mid-last month with Lee Leggett departing the agency suddenly, with no immediate replacement being named.

Fisher: departed his role for personal reasons

Fisher, who has been managing director of Initiative Melbourne for the past 15 months, has also now left, for personal reasons, while David Fish, the agency’s chief strategist for the past three years has left to take a senior client position with GroupM, leading its Westpac account.