Paul Dodds appointed managing director of Clemenger Group agency Redhanded

Paul Dodds is stepping up to take the managing director role for Clemenger-owned B2B agency Redhanded, as long-time leader Stu Shepherd steps down at the end of June.

Dodds has been with Redhanded since 2019 and played a key role in the agency’s transformation from a regional and rural communications specialist into a broader creative and innovation consultancy. His appointment marks a planned succession that underscores the agency’s long-standing focus on internal talent development.

“Redhanded is a business that has believed in promoting from within, making succession planning and fostering new leaders a cornerstone of its success,” Clemenger Group CEO Les Timar said. “Paul is the perfect person to take Redhanded into the next phase of its evolution and I congratulate him for taking on this exciting challenge.”

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With more than 25 years’ experience across advertising and marketing roles in Australia, the UK and the Middle East, Dodds has helped deliver integrated media solutions for clients in agriculture, retail, tourism and government sectors.

“This new role for me is the best job in marketing – working with wonderful organisations who lead, or want to lead, their sectors,” Dodds said. “But it all starts with good people, great clients, and a determination to keep improving how we do what we do. And we have that in spades at Redhanded.”

He also thanked Shepherd for his leadership: “Working with Stu over the past six years has been an absolute joy, and he leaves the company in a far better position than he found it.”

Shepherd, who led Redhanded through a period of strategic growth, said: “I’m extremely proud to be leaving the company in a strong position set for an exciting next chapter and want to wish Paul and the entire Redhanded family all the best in the future.”

Dodds will formally step into the managing director role from July, joining creative director Vanessa Cook and group account director Linda Kerr as part of Redhanded’s new leadership team.