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With an advertising career spanning more than three decades, New
York-based Isherwood's work has been documented and endorsed by
the industry's most prestigious organizations. He has been recognized
by the Clio Hall of Fame, named Australia's leading creative director,
won Australia's first Gold Lion for Cinema at the Cannes International
Advertising Festival, and is among the few people to have won the
British Design and Art Directors Gold award for Advertising, informs
an official release.
Australian-born Isherwood gave up is first job as an apprentice
auto mechanic for the ad world and now also serves as chairman of
the Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide Creative Board. His previous
background included six years as a creative group head for Young
& Rubicam London, and 10 years with Collett Dickenson Pearce
& Partners, which at that time was often regarded as the world's
most creative advertising agency. In 1982, he returned to Australia
to become a founding partner of the Campaign Palace Sydney.
Isherwood joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 1986. He was appointed
creative director in 1988, chairman of the Worldwide Creative Board
in 1995, and worldwide creative director in 1996.
The panel of judges include Buzz Aldrin, Edward de Bono, David
Byrne, Brian Eno, Danny Hillis, Baz Luhrmann, John Maeda, Lou Reed
and others.
"Bob's vision and leadership have been instrumental in transforming
Saatchi & Saatchi from an ad agency to a global ideas factory,"
said Saatchi & Saatchi worldwide CEO Kevin Roberts. "His
pursuit of creative excellence is an inspiration to thousands of
our people around the world. Bob is an amazing talented individual
and a great friend, a rare once-in-a-lifetime personality who has
really made a difference."
Isherwood joins a list of past Clio Lifetime Achievement Award
honorees, including Bob Greenberg, chairman/CEO, chief creative
officer, R/GA; John Hegarty, chairman/worldwide creative director,
Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) and executive chairman of the 2007 Clio
Awards Television jury; Lee Clow, chairman/chief creative officer,
TBWA\Worldwide; Neil French, former worldwide creative director
at Ogilvy and WPP; David Abbott, cofounder of Abbott Mead Vickers,
and Tony Kaye, director and cinematographer.
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"Bob
Isherwood embodies a professional and personal tradition of creative
leadership, integrity and dedication to great ideas that make a difference,"
said Clio Awards executive director Ami Brophy. "The Clio jury
members experienced this first-hand when Bob was executive chairman
of the 2004 Clio Television/Film jury when he served as a true inspiration
to the entire panel. Bob remains a passionate advocate for the ad
industry as a whole and clearly reflects the essence of the Lifetime
Achievement Award as someone at the ever-changing vanguard."