In the next month, Micah Walker will return to Australia to join 72andSunny Sydney as executive creative director.
He
will partner with the current APAC leadership team consisting of Mollie
Hill, director of strategy, Ngaio McCreadie, director of operations and
talent, Chris Kay, managing director and partner of APAC, and Johnny
Tan, executive creative director of APAC.
Says Tan: "In a business that's all about people, we could not be more
excited about having an extraordinary talent and leader like Micah to be
a part of our team. His experience in Australia and the US, as well as
his unique care for the work will help inspire truly disruptive work in
this office."
Says Kay: "We
had a brief to find someone, who with the rest of the gang, could help
us deliver on our creative ambition in Sydney. We wanted someone who had
the perfect mix of local knowledge and a truly global track record, as
well as having a wry wit, a good dose of mischief, and an ability to
chew tobacco like nobody else. Micah was the only person we could find
who would fit that bill, so we are pretty stoked he has decided to jump
on board."
Walker has served as executive
creative director at Sydney agencies including: The Monkeys, Mojo and
Leo Burnett Sydney, and helped produce some of Australia's most unique and
memorable work.
Says Walker: "Almost five years ago, my family and I left
for an adventure in Portland. As much as I loved W+K and the people
there, not a day went by that we didn't miss Australia. We're stoked to
be back home, close to family and good mates. And I'm genuinely excited
to join 72andSunny and help the rest of the team here build something
different and special."