TBWA\Chiat\Day Recruits W+K Veteran to Join Its New York Office as ECD

Alastair 'Al' Merry was with Wieden + Kennedy for 8 years

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TBWA\Chiat\Day New York today announced it has hired Alastair “Al” Merry as executive creative director. Merry spent the past eight years at Wieden + Kennedy, most recently as a creative director in the group’s Amsterdam division.

At TBWA\Chiat\Day, Merry will lead the Nissan and Adidas accounts and report directly to chief creative officer Chris Beresford-Hill.

“Al has been behind some of the best work in the industry; however, those who know him best lead with what a great person he is,” Beresford-Hill said in a statement.

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