ASIA-PACIFIC, AUSTRALIA, JULY 26, 2013 – Creative innovation agency iris Sydney appointed Mike Spirkovski as the executive creative director, a newly created role.
Currently the creative director at Droga5 Sydney, Spirkovski will report in August to iris Asia Pacific regional CEO Luke Nathans. Nathans confirmed that the appointment is part of its ongoing management team enhancement. The agency is preparing for more growth and creative success in the Australian market. Shell, Adidas, The City of Sydney and Diageo are among its current clients.
“The Australian team have had a fantastic run of success over the last 12 months. We’ve won plenty of big pitches, and produced some fantastic work for our existing clients. But we’re ambitious, the challengers, who aspire to be extraordinary. Working alongside our Regional APAC CD Grant Hunter, Mike is going to be a fantastic asset for the APAC region. Mike shares our vision and we’re stoked to have him on board,” said Nathans.
Prior to joining Droga5 in 2011, where he helped grow the agency to win accounts such as Woolworths and Qantas, he led Clemenger BBDO Sydney as joint ECD from 2009 to 2011, where he added AUS$120 million in new business by bringing on board new clients Virgin, Hungry Jacks and Foxtel.
“These opportunities are rare in our industry, to come in and lead an agency on the rise like iris, and continue to build on and develop great work for our clients. They have an incredible roster of clients both locally and internationally and most play in the really exciting space of participation, be it through innovation, digital technology, experiences orbranded content. I’m thrilled to be joining iris and can’t wait to get started,” Spirkovski shared.
iris has over 400 staff in the APAC region, with new offices recently opening in Indonesia and Dubai.
