Thomas Bolliger replaces Luigi Grendene

Luigi Grendene, Chairman and Creative Director of Grendene, Ogilvy & Mather, has decided to retire from the operational business. He will leave the agency at the end of April 2007 to retire at the age of 62, according to a press release. In 1996, Luigi Grendene had decided to integrate his agency, which had been successful for many years, into an internationally renowned network. Thomas Bolliger will become the new Creative Director on January 3, 2007. The 46-year-old has been with Wirz Werbung since 1990 as Art Director and Creative Director Art. Bolliger won an Effie for the company in 2002. He has also won numerous ADC awards, including for ABB, Allianz, PTT, Nikon and Toyota.