Adam Wittert has joined Saatchi & Saatchi Johannesburg as its new executive creative director (ECD), it was announced yesterday 19 October 2009.
As an award-winning director, Wittert was previously with DraftFCB for five years as an ECD, spent several years at Lowe Bull and TBWA Gavin Reddy as a senior copywriter and was senior copywriter at Ogilvy for six years, working on many notable accounts including Toyota, Tiger Brands, SA National Lottery, Dulux Paint, Audi, FNB and Vodacom. His awards include Cannes Lion Golds, Gold Pendorings, a Grand Prix Loerie, as well as Gold, and silver Loeries, and Creative Circle and Apex awards.
“Adam is a highly awarded creative leader who knows how to deliver brilliant ideas and content, across a myriad of screens,” says Grant Meldrum, MD, Saatchi & Saatchi Johannesburg.
Commenting on his appointment, Wittert says it is all about the ‘big idea.' “Saatchi & Saatchi is known for its big ideas and I am looking forward to leading a team of creatives and working on brands like Proctor & Gamble (P&G), Peugeot and Sanofi-Aventis.”
