Leo Burnett’s Jay Benjamin Named Saatchi New York’s Chief Creative Officer


Saatchi & Saatchi New York has appointed a new chief creative officer from within the Publicis Groupe family. Jay Benjamin, who held the top creative spot at Leo Burnett’s New York office since it opened in 2011, will assume the position April 21.

The role has been vacant since Con Williamson left the agency in December for Erwin Penland, part of Interpublic Group’s Hill Holliday.

Mr. Benjamin, who was formerly exec creative director at Leo Burnett Sydney, came to New York to set up the shop’s Big Apple office as part of the agency’s efforts to attract talent to the network’s U.S. operation.

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