DDB Group Melbourne names Katie Firth new Managing Partner

News 18 Oct 2021 - 1 min read

DDB Group Melbourne names Katie Firth new Managing Partner

By Sam Buckingham-Jones - Senior Writer

Katie Firth is joining DDB Group Melbourne as Managing Partner.

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Katie Firth is DDB Group Melbourne's new Managing Partner. She brings more than 20 years’ experience across brands including ANZ, Medibank, Jeep, Nissan, Mars Petcare, AGL, and state tourism bodies.

What you need to know:

DDB Group Melbourne has named Katie Firth as new Managing Partner.
Firth joins from whiteGREY, where she was National Managing Director and a WPP AUNZ Market Lead. She has “one of the most enviable reputations in our industry”, per DDB Group Melbourne Managing Director Mike Napolitano.

DDB Group Melbourne has named Katie Firth as its new Managing Partner.

Firth joins from whiteGREY, where she was National Managing Director and a WPP AUNS Melbourne Market Lead. She has also worked at TBWA, Cummins&Partners, CHE Proximity and Publicis Mojo.

Firth starts the role in November, and joins recent hires including Psembi Kinstan, Executive Creative Director, Matt Pearce, Head of Planning, and Stephen de Wolf, National Chief Creative Officer.

DDB has previously announced that Sheryl Marjoran will begin as DDB Group Sydney CEO in the new year.