McCann Moves Farr from Australia to US

Ad agency Commonwealth//McCann has moved Ash Farr to the US-based role of Executive Vice President, Global Director of Strategy and Research. He previously served as National CEO of McCann Australia.

The company is owned by Interpublic and was founded in 2012 to serve as the global ad agency for the General Motors Chevrolet brand. It employs more than 700 team members, spanning twenty countries and with offices in Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Moscow, Dubai, Toronto, Johannesburg, Bangkok, New Delhi and Singapore.

Farr (pictured) held his former role in Sydney for the past three years, having previously worked there as MD and National Planning Director. Before this, he owned his own agency, and was a Strategic Planner at Young & Rubicam. He takes up his new Detroit, Michigan-based role in January.

Bill Kolb, Chairman and CEO of Commonwealth//McCann, comments: 'Ash is that rare breed of strategist who has not only helped build a wide variety of major brands, but has led McCann Australia helping transform it into the country's most awarded agency in 2013 with recognition for creativity, digital innovation and strategic effectiveness'.

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