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In June 2022, New Zealand news website Stuff described McLennan as the "pantomime villain who understands where NZ Rugby's faultlines lie", amid heightened tensions between NZ Rugby and RA. "McLennan has a singular focus on getting the best financial return for Rugby Australia. That’s it – that’s the
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as chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Australia/New Zealand. The agency embarked on a drive that saw it lead all agencies for two consecutive years in terms of new business revenue conversion. At the same time, it claimed a number of Cannes Grand Prix awards and built a market-leading digital
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game," according to the article. "He can be charming, erudite and interesting, but there is clearly a huge drive to win that means some people get run over along the way. For a NZ Rugby that is starting to find its feet but has had a rocky year or two, he’s an adversary they could do without."
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in Davos, Switzerland, where he has served on panels, ranging from the future of the automotive industry to innovation. He also participated in the Davos Reverse Mentoring Programme, designed to increase the visibility of female employees in media companies.
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Hong Kong as the International Client Services Director. He relocated to that agency's Sydney office before being appointed (at age 32) as the managing director of George Patterson Bates Melbourne, and in 1999 he was named National Managing Director.
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to rally the industry in the fight against climate change. That same year, Y&R helped Gore build awareness of climate change through the Live Earth Concerts that took place on 7 continents on 7 July 2007.
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Fundraising Board. Garvan has over 600 researchers focussed on biomedical and genomics research. It is one of only three organizations in the world able to sequence the human genome.
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as executive vice president, Office of the chairman, News Corporation. In March 2013 McLennan was appointed as CEO and managing director of
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On 29 November 2023, McLennan was sacked as chairman of Rugby Australia. He subsequently resigned from the board, and was replaced by
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and would assume the role of chair. In November 2021, under McLennan's guidance, Australia was named the preferred host for the
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appointed him chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam globally. Under his leadership, the firm won global clients like
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http://www.adnews.com.au/news/htande-appoints-former-ten-ceo-hamish-mclennan-as-chairman
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firm, and there he pursued a career in Account Management. In 1994, he moved to
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McLennan was previously executive vice president, Office of the chairman,
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in Sydney. He began his advertising career in Sydney, working for the
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In May 2020, it was announced that McLennan would join the board of
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People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School
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In January 2023, with less than eight months until the
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Fox Sports Australia. 26 November 2021 349: 328:McLennan has been a participant at the 270:, McLennan made the call to sack coach 169:Sydney Church of England Grammar School 675:from the original on 20 September 2019 586:"McLennan's departure rocks Patterson" 564:"McLennan's departure rocks Patterson" 382:Grieve, Charlotte (17 February 2022). 7: 706:from the original on 5 November 2016 546:RA & the private schoolboy image 377: 375: 318:Garvan Institute of Medical Research 293:McLennan was a board member of the 1054:from the original on 21 March 2020 642:from the original on 21 March 2020 527:from the original on 21 March 2020 449:from the original on 24 March 2020 423:from the original on 21 March 2020 16:Australian businessman (born 1966) 14: 1044:"The climate campaign comes home" 786:from the original on 25 June 2019 776:"Magellan switches up leadership" 661:Battersby, Lucy (29 July 2016). 1149:Rugby union people in Australia 774:Simpkins, Sarah (5 June 2019). 188:practice upon their new client 610:. Rugby Australia. 15 May 2020 147:. Before this he was chair of 118:Australian Securities Exchange 1: 1098:. Deadline. 15 February 2012 1002:. Deadline. 15 February 2012 879:Cully, Paul (24 June 2022). 694:Ryan, Peter (27 July 2015). 416:Australian Financial Review 1175: 1124:Australian businesspeople 1048:The Sydney Morning Herald 295:United Negro College Fund 30: 780:www.investordaily.com.au 241:Magellan Financial Group 130:Magellan Financial Group 128:. He is the chairman of 75:Magellan Financial Group 324:Professional leadership 316:In 2019, he joined the 750:15 August 2019 at the 521:The Hollywood Reporter 358:"Our People and Story" 173:George Patterson Bates 668:Sydney Morning Herald 389:Sydney Morning Herald 289:Social responsibility 183:In 2002, he moved to 956:Fox Sports Australia 761:25 June 2019 at the 638:. 23 February 2013. 588:. AFR. 16 April 2002 494:Fox Sports Australia 330:World Economic Forum 268:2023 Rugby World Cup 257:2027 Rugby World Cup 229:Ten Network Holdings 157:Ten Network Holdings 1024:. SMH. 21 June 2007 419:. 29 October 2018. 299:Advertising Council 185:Young & Rubicam 149:Young & Rubicam 101:Young & Rubicam 1076:. Garvan Institute 958:. 19 November 2023 932:on 29 October 2023 910:. 15 January 2023. 860:. 25 November 2021 497:. 19 November 2023 167:McLennan attended 120:. He is chair of 111: 110: 1166: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1103: 1092: 1086: 1085: 1083: 1081: 1070: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1059: 1040: 1034: 1033: 1031: 1029: 1018: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1007: 996: 990: 989: 987: 985: 974: 968: 967: 965: 963: 948: 942: 941: 939: 937: 928:. 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Sydney
REA Group
Magellan Financial Group
ARN Media
Network 10
News Corporation
Young & Rubicam
Rugby Australia
Australian Securities Exchange
REA Group
News Corporation
Magellan Financial Group
ARN Media
Rugby Australia
News Corporation
Young & Rubicam
WPP
Ten Network Holdings
Sydney Church of England Grammar School
George Patterson Bates
Bates
Young & Rubicam
Telstra
Martin Sorrell
LG
Bacardi
Dell
Goldman Sachs
Virgin Atlantic

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