Saatchi & Saatchi Hires Rob Potts and Andy Jex Multi Award-Winning Duo Poached from Mother
18 MAY 2009
Saatchi & Saatchi has hired creative duo Rob Potts (copywriter) and Andy Jex (art director) as deputies to the Creative Partners Kate Stanners and Paul Silburn.
Potts and Jex, who will have Creative Director titles, are expected to join Saatchi & Saatchi in April from Mother London where they have worked for the last five years. At Mother, the pair were most famous for their pitch-winning Stella Artois work last year, the Pot Noodle campaign featuring Welsh miners and award-winning work for Zoo magazine.
Prior to joining Mother, the pair were at Fallon London for five years where they picked up two D&AD yellow pencils, for BBC Radio 1Xtra streetmusic and Sony Walkman. They were Fallon’s first ever creative hiring when they joined from BMP DDB.
During their careers, they have also won awards for Supernoodles, Xfm, Walkers, Nando’s and Timex.
At Saatchi & Saatchi, Potts and Jex will work on Cadbury and other clients.
Silburn said, “Rob and Andy will prove to be a great asset. Personally I’ve been wanting to work with them for several years as I’ve always been impressed by their fresh thinking, their versatility and attention to detail. They’re a very rounded and intelligent team which also proves looks can be deceiving.”
Potts and Jex said, “It was always going to take something special for us to leave Mother. With the energy of the new management team it's beginning to look exciting again at Saatchi's. This opportunity gives us a chance to grow and become a part of it. We had a placement at Saatchi's once. If that pool table's still there, we hope we're not sitting under it again.”
The pair’s client experience also includes VW, BBC, Boots, Coca Cola, I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter, Post Office, Powerade and Yell.com.
The appointment reinforces Saatchi & Saatchi’s stated ambition of championing creativity.
Notes to editors
1. Saatchi & Saatchi London is known for its strength in creating Loyalty Beyond Reason for its clients’ brands. Its clients include the Cadbury, Labour Party, NSPCC, Carlsberg, Visa, Guinness, T-Mobile, Axa, Olay, Ariel and Head & Shoulders. Saatchi & Saatchi worldwide has 154 offices in 84 countries and 7,000 employees.
2. Saatchi & Saatchi London is part of the SSF Group, a mini group within the Publicis Groupe that unites Saatchi & Saatchi and Fallon in the USA and the UK.
