TBWA name global chief creative officer

Global advertising agency network TBWAWorldwide has announced the promotion of Chris Garbutt from global creative president to the role of global chief creative officer. In his new role, Garbutt will spearhead creative direction and development for the TBWA collective at large, overseeing the creative product across TBWA’s roster of global clients that includes adidas, Accenture, Apple, McDonald’s, Michelin and Nissan, among others. A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Garbutt began his career in Johannesburg as a creative director at TBWAHuntLascaris, where he spent four years working under the tutelage of John Hunt, founder of TBWAHuntLascaris. With Garbutt’s promotion Hunt becomes creative chairman of TBWA Worldwide.