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McCann elevates John Mescall to new global executive creative director role

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By John Glenday, Reporter

June 18, 2014 | 2 min read

Dumb Ways to Die creator John Mescall has been promoted to global executive creative director at McCanns, as part of wider moves to strengthen the agency’s creative leadership.

Formerly executive creative director of McCann Australia, Mescall will relocate to New York in the coming months to team up with ECD’s James Dawson-Hollis and Bill Wright, also recently appointed.

McCann Worldgroup global creative chairman Rob Reilly said: “John’s all talent and no ego and he has helped lead McCann Australia to become one of the best agencies in the world. John now has the opportunity to magnify what he does on a global stage. I am certain that John’s reputation for delivering stellar work will be a magnet for recruiting the best and brightest to McCann.”

Mescall said: “It’s a seriously exciting time at McCann. The opportunity to work closely with Rob was just too big not to take, and we're very aligned on the kind of work we seek to do. He has a very ambitious agenda for the network and wants creativity to permeate everything we do. The move allows me to leverage my experience, and I look forward to playing a bigger role in our collective future.”

Mescall has held his current position since October 2011 and prior to this served as partner and executive creative director of independent agency SMART. He is also the recipient of over 30 Cannes Lions including 5 Grand Prix for Metro Trains “Dumb Ways to Die” and in 2014 1 Grand Prix for Creative Effectiveness for V/Line.

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