Whybin\TBWA ECDs Dave Bowman and Matty Burton quit to be partners in Special Group
Burton, Evans, Bowman and Heyde
The recently launched Australian office of The Special Group has pulled off one of the biggest talent coups for an independent in recent years, poaching Whybin\TBWA executive creative directors Dave Bowman and Matty Burton, Mumbrella can reveal.
Bowman and Burton join as founding creative partners and are taking an equity stake in the startup which came to Australia from New Zealand under the leadership of former Campaign Palace and Happy Soldiers boss Lindsey Evans in June.
The duo are among the most highly regarded and awarded creatives in Australia, and have worked together for almost 20 years at agencies including Droga5 in New York, Saatchi & Saatchi in New Zealand and for the last four years as the creative force behind the turnaround of Whybin\TBWA over the last four years as joint-ECDs under CEO Paul Bradbury.
great ‘name’ hire for the agency but I wonder how their awards obsession will gel with Lindsey?
A killer team right there.
Good luck Lindsey, Matty, Dave & Cade.
Do you mean effectiveness awards?
Ouch, the big hits keep coming for Whybins, the usual story, you lose big chunks of business and the talent soon walks out the door, gotta be a bitter pill
Well hello there special group.
Fantastic news Lindsey. Congratulations to you all. Looking forward to see you guys make a real difference!
Always admire anyone who has the guts to go it alone. To go from big bucks to little bucks soon tests your will if business doesn’t start roll in as fast as you hoped it would. You soon find yourself having a little more admiration for people who’ve done it and succeeded than you might’ve before. And attitudes to money take a whole new meaning when its yours you’re spending. But if you get through it – you’ll come out of it twice as good as you went into it. Fingers crossed, that’s the case for Dave and Matty. They’ve got more than enough talent – but it’s how much of ‘the other stuff’ they’ve got that will determine how successful they’ll be. Good luck to you both.
Well done boys, great move.
What a dream team! Enjoy every minute of the journey.
These guys are the real deal. Creating real solutions for real clients. On top of that, they are two of the most genuine, honest guys you’ll ever meet, and they’re as funny as hell.
Good luck Matty & Dave. I’m sure you’ll both kill it.
It’s not a start up it’s the Sydney office on an existing nz agency
Good stuff. Wish you lots of success.
Kevin at The Works.
Hi Lindsey brilliant stuff. Best of luck.
Well done. Yet another win for Lindsey! All the best
Say good bye to Hollywood. But have fun all the same. X
All the best guys.