VMLY&R names Thomas Tearle as CEO as Jon Bird made chairman
February 16, 2021 10:28
In Bird’s place, the WPP AUNZ agency has appointed Isobar’s managing director Thomas Tearle.
Bird has only been CEO of the agency for 20 months, returning to Australia from VMLY&R New York to take up the role following the departures of co-CEOs Pete Bosilkovski and Aden Hepburn.
Jon Bird is becoming VMLY&R’s executive chairman
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Bird has been with the agency network since March 2016 when he joined VML New York as executive director of global retail and shopper marketing. He was promoted global chief retail and commerce officer in 2018.