Ex Saatchi’s Wellington CD Tim Hall lured to creative director role at Banjo, Brisbane

CB Exclusive– Fast growing Banjo Advertising has made a serious investment in toits Brisbane office with the key appointment of former Saatchi &Saatchi, Wellington CD Tim Hall as creative director.

Hall, who worked in Perth earlier in his career, isthe latest in a string of key hires by Banjo and re- unites aformidable creative team with Hall’s ex creative partner GeorgiaArnott, who heads the creative department at Banjo Sydney.

Aftera highly successful period at Y&R Sydney, where the pair were keycontributors to Y&R Sydney winning Campaign Brief Agency of theYear, twice, Hall joined the Campaign Palace, Melbourne.

He then moved to Clemenger BBDO Sydney where he held the position of deputy creative director. Since 2007 Tim has been working in the New Zealand market as CD at Saatchi & Saatchi’s award winning Wellington Office.

Says Hall: “I’m excited to be moving to the fastest growing market inAustralia with an agency that is proudly Australian and has ambitionsto match. Banjo Brisbane continues to grow and achieve incrediblesuccess in just over 12 months and I have a very experienced managingpartner in Stephen Forth.

“Together I believe we can create something special. I’m also lookingforward to collaborating with Georgia once again. There’s been a lot oflayout pads gone through since we last worked together, but I know howGeorgia thinks and respect her talent, and that never changes!”

Says Stephen Forth: “With our continued growth in new business we feltthe time was right to raise the creative levels of the agency and themarketplace. After spending considerable time searching the marketshere in Australia and overseas we are very fortunate to have found Timand have him join Banjo Brisbane.

“Tim is a highly awarded and experienced creative director who willprovide the agency with significant creative firepower moving forwardand continue to push our Brand story selling philosophy.”