Richard Brett (he/him)
Director

Richard is currently CEO for Ogilvy PR and Ogilvy Health, working to lead the Ogilvy Network ANZ which was formed in 2021 and brings together Ogilvy’s five business units across six cities and three countries. He works across the Ogilvy business to deliver stand out, effective campaigns for numerous clients. Richard was named CommsCon’s Leader of the Year 2019.  

Before becoming CEO of Ogilvy PR in 2018, Richard spent four years as managing director of the brand marketing team of Ogilvy PR. Previously Richard was managing director of Shine Communications in London between 2009 and 2013, and global VP of marketing communications for Samsonite between 2006 and 2009, based in Boston and London.

Richard has been shortlisted or received over 120 awards for his work. He has an MBA in Management from Imperial College London and in 2020 co-authored his first book ‘The Decade of Do’.