Stanners Takes Up Global Role as Del Campo Departs

Pablo Del Campo, the worldwide creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi is stepping down from his role with the network after 20 years of service, and will be replaced by Kate Stanners with immediate effect.   

Stanners [pictured above], currently chief creative officer at Saatchi & Saatchi London, will fulfil the role of global chief creative officer while also retaining her London role.

"It has been an enormous privilege for me to have developed so many 'ideas bigger than ads' in a space as inspiring as Saatchi &Saatchi, hand in hand with the most prestigious industry leaders and creative teams," said Del Campo.

Del Campo, profiled in shots magazine in 2014 [above], continued; "Today, the network holds the highest standards in terms of talent in order to continue the 'hothouse for world-changing ideas.' The decision to leave this 20-year-old adventure has not been easy but the outcome surpassed by far my expectations. I hope I've honored the brand."

On Stanners’ appointment, Robert Senior, the worldwide chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi, said: “Kate is a unique talent and a bundle of energy. Over the last couple of years, she has led the transformation of the creative work on some of our biggest global clients, such as Procter & Gamble. Her ability to apply innovative, market-leading creativity to the largest brands in the world will make her the perfect choice of creative leader for our network."

Stanners, who will be appearing at the MBI Media Summit event in June, said: “I’ve lived, breathed and loved Saatchi & Saatchi for the last 11 years, so the opportunity to take leadership of the creative performance of this great network and drive it to even more success is an exciting, and very personal honour.”