Left to right: Hackworthy, Sadoun, Djaba, Senior and Stanners
Robert Senior, global chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi, has resigned and is to be replaced by Magnus Djaba, UK chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon.
Senior, who took on the global role in 2015, does not have another job to go to but said that his departure is entirely amicable. After stepping down in three months, he will work as strategic advisor to Arthur Sadoun, chief executive of Publicis Communications, for the rest of the year.
Djaba takes on the newly created role of global president, overseeing the network of 130 offices with 6,500 employees. Reporting to Sadoun, he will work alongside global chairwoman and chief creative officer Kate Stanners and global chief strategy offic