Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore/Malaysia CEO Dean Taylor leaves the agency to return to New Zealand

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Dean Taylor.jpgSaatchi & Saatchi Singapore & Malaysia CEO Dean Taylor is the latest high profile senior executive to leave the agency. Taylor is returning to New Zealand due to personal reasons.

The move follows a tough period for the agency which has experienced major setbacks including the loss of the prestigious Singapore Navy and Tiger Beer accounts, plus the turnover of the majority of the creative departments of both offices. Adrian Miller resigned as ECD of both offices in March and Head of Art Richard Copping left the agency in May.

Taylor previously was the managing director of Saatchi’s Aucklandoffice and transferred to run the Singapore agency at the start of2009. He then took on responsibility for the Malaysia office soonafter. Patrick Brett, South East Asia CEO, will take over both officesas acting CEO until a replacement is found.

Bridget Taylor-web.jpgMeanwhile, Taylor’s wife Bridget (left), who was a CD at BBDO/Proximity, Singapore, resigned back in June.Taylor is a multi-award winning creative, having won awards atD&AD, Clio, One Show, Cannes Gold and Adfest. She was previously adeputy creative director at DDB New Zealand where she was instrumentalin helping the agency win Campaign Brief’s NZ Agency of the Year twice.

Taylor told CB Asia back in early June: “I start filming the new seriesof The Gruen Transfer today so I’ll be in Sydney a lot over the nextfew months. As for mynext move, I’d rather not say, but there are some very exciting thingshappening.”