ECD of Saatchi & Saatchi retires

Executive creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore and Malaysia, Bruce Matchett has decided to retire from his position.Matchett joined Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore in 2010, and has also been creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand. An announcement of a new ECD for Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore and Malaysia will be made in the New Year, said Saatchis.“It was Bruce who convinced me to come to Singapore three years ago and work with him and the passionate and dedicated individuals at Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore,” says Paul Roebuck, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore and Malaysia.Earlier last month Lionel Goh, GM of Saatchi & Saatchi also left the agency, after seven years with the agency. Several other senior staff such as regional business directors Sidharth Loyal and Jonathan Holburt have also left.However, the agency has also made several new hires to build on its regional capabilities.