Leo Burnett Melbourne has announced a new
line-up in its creative department with the appointment of four new
creative directors - deepening the agency's core offering as a creative
solutions company. Chris Jovanov, Jess Lilley, Jim Walsh and Daniel
Pizzato join with a deep and diverse range of digital, creative and
design experience.
As digital creative director, Jovanov will
continue to evolve Leo Burnett Melbourne's substantial digital offering -
following the success of major projects like Reword that anchor
technology in human behaviour. His background includes leadership roles
at R/GA New York, AKQA Melbourne and Clemenger BBDO.
Says Jovanov: "It's great to be joining a genuinely nice, open and
talented crew that understand how creativity and tech can positively
engage with, and influence, our culture and behaviour."
Creative
duo Jess Lilley and Jim Walsh will head up a range of brands, with a
focus on driving Leo Burnett Melbourne's world class creative product.
Most recently creative directors at J. Walter Thompson Melbourne, the
move represents a coming home of sorts for Walsh, who enjoyed three
years at Leo Burnett Sydney before heading to Colenso BBDO in 2013 and
settling in Melbourne three years later. Lilley spent eight years in
London working for independent agencies, including Naked, Profero and
This is BD, before returning to Melbourne in 2013. She has since worked
at Clemenger BBDO and JWT.
Says Walsh and Lilley: "We're happy
to be joining an agency with such strong leadership and a genuine drive
and enthusiasm to create brilliant work."
Adds Lilley: "I'm
personally impressed that the creative department is 50% very talented
women - still a rarity in agency world and a reflection on Leo's
commitment to equality and diversity."
Pizzato has been promoted
within Leo Burnett Melbourne. He is teamed with existing creative
director, Michelle Walsh, to leverage his design, fashion and conceptual
creative experience across major clients. Before Leo's, Pizzato spent
five years at TBWA where he was one of the creatives behind ANZ's GAYTM
campaign. Previously, Pizzato worked in luxury fashion in Europe with
iconic brands such as Gucci, Alexander McQueen and London Fashion Week.
Pizzato's focus at Leo Burnett is to help build the global LBD (Leo
Burnett Design) offering.
Says Pizzato: "Design thinking and
innovation need to drive everything we do. So it's exciting to be
working with such a great team to expand our design footprint even
further."
Says Jason Williams, CCO, Leo Burnett Australia:
"We're excited about these four appointments. We've been building our
offering as a creative solutions company in both Melbourne and Sydney
for some time, and each of these four will bring fresh energy and
firepower."
(Pictured L-R: Chris Jovanov, Daniel Pizzato, Jess Lilley, Jim Walsh)