Burke, who has almost 40 years of experience under his belt across both national and internationally recognised brands, has decided to finally say goodbye to the industry and settle in France.
"Although we are very sad to bid our farewells to Greg, who has been with us for the last four years, we are also very excited to see Chris fill his shoes and continue his legacy with our team. Thank you, Greg, for all you have done for us over the last few years, and thank you, Chris, for wanting to throw your lot in with us and help take this agency to the next level of creative communication excellence. We’re looking forward to a very exciting time,” says Gary Leih, CEO of OFYT.
The night saw an array of speakers from advertising heavyweights such as Bob Rightford, founder of Rightford, Searle-Tripp, Makin, now Ogilvy & Mather; Old Friends, Young Talent’s CEO, Gary Leih; ECD’s Jono Shubitz and Greg Burke, and latest national creative director, Chris Gotz.
Topics covered the continuing lack of transformation in the advertising industry over the last few decades and contrasted with the ongoing internship programme at Old Friends, Young Talent. So far, 36 interns have graduated from the programme over the past four years and many were at the farewell.
Finally, the establishment of the Kasi Friends Kasi Talent agency, situated in Khayelitsha, was showcased by means of a video and a presentation by Tilldan Bungani – one of OFYT’s very first interns who now manages the Kasi agency’s clients.
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