Gutteridge to helm Wunderman Thompson ANZ
By Jonas Lopez in Marcoms News on Thursday, 17th January 2019 at 1:57pmThe ANZ operations of Wunderman Thompson are now under the aegis of new CEO John Gutteridge (pictured).
WPP AUNZ Executive Director John Steedman said Gutteridge’s name was raised as the merging of Wunderman and J Walter Thompson (JWT) in November 2018 showed the need for a leader with detailed international experience in data and technology.
At the time of the merge, Gutteridge was based in Singapore as JWT’s APAC division chief, and he has been with the company since joining the London office in 1999 as its global account director.
Wunderman Thompson chairperson Tamara Ingram said Gutteridge’s appointment came out of recent discussions, where he stated a need to be back with his family in Australia. He will report for duty as part of the WPP AUNZ Executive Committee...
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