Strategy officer Kate Smither trades M&C for Saatchi & Saatchi after just 18 months

Smither lead the Commonwealth Bank strategy team at M&C Saatchi

Kate Smither, one of the initial major hires by M&C Saatchi’s chief strategy officer Justin Graham when he joined the agency is leaving to take on the chief strategy role at Saatchi & Saatchi.

The move comes just days after M&C shocked the market by winning the Woolworths‘ business from Leo Burnett.

Smither, who was with M&C for 18 months, was the lead across all of the Commonwealth Bank’s communications at M&C and has worked on a diverse range of clients throughout her career, such as AFL, Cadbury, AGL and Medibank.