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Gloo merges with WPP's Ogilvy & Mather SA
#PressRelease Ogilvy & Mather South Africa and Gloo Digital Design join forces http://t.co/voeGSGaIEE pic.twitter.com/JDJfSpYmKy
- Ogilvy South Africa (@OgilvySA) November 4, 2014
The acquisition will see Pete Case, Founder and CEO of Gloo, take up a central role in Ogilvy & Mather SA as co-Chief Creative Officer. The statement further explains that other senior employees at Gloo Johannesburg will take up positions across the agency and its digital and CRM business, OgilvyOne Worldwide SA.
Gloo will reportedly be absorbed into the Ogilvy & Mather SA Johannesburg office and will form part of an internal technology and innovation hub to the 15 companies within the O&M SA Group. According to the statement, Gloo Cape Town will continue to operate as an independent and separate digital specialist, with the added resources of the groups' international innovations lab to accelerate its focus on leading-edge technology and innovation.
For more, go to www.ogloovy.co.za/press/ and keep an eye on Gloo's press office for the official release to be published soon.