Grey London appoints BBH London's Bill Scott as managing director
Former BBH managing partner and client services director Bill Scott has been named as the new managing director at Grey London.
The appointment of Scott sees Grey London complete its senior management line-up; Scott joins Grey after 13 years at BBH. For the past seven years Scott has run the agency’s flagship and founding account, Audi UK. He also led the Waitrose and RAC accounts, having been part of the pitch-winning teams on each.
Scott started his career with Saatchi & Saatchi, before joining BBH London as account manager in 2000. Following a short spell with BBH Singapore from 2003 to 2005, Scott returned to BBH London in 2005 as business director and partner, and was promoted to head of account management four years later. This year, Scott was named client services director at BBH London.
Speaking of the appointment, Christ Hirst, CEO, commented: “Bill really is a hire of the highest calibre, having gained fantastic experience through his 13 years at BBH.
“He’s that rare breed, combining excellent people management and client handling skills with confident and ambitious business leadership, and has great vision for the agency. The sheer amount of people who, upon learning I was speaking with Bill, told me that I ‘had’ to hire him is clear testament to his talent.”
Of his new role, Scott added: “The opportunity to lead Grey into 2013 is a dream brief.
"The agency carries huge ambition and has all the ingredients to match: an enviable and diverse client list; the backing of a global network; strong, genuinely innovative creative; some of the industry’s most enviable talent and a dynamic leadership team, which I’m greatly looking forward to being part of.”
The appointment follows the hire of DDB’s Lucy Jameson as chief strategy officer in June and adam&eve/DDB’s Leo Rayman as head of planning in November.
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