Wunderman Thompson promotes Tammy Cooksey to national head of experience role
Wunderman Thompson Australia has today announced the promotion of Tammy Cooksey (above left) from experience director, Perth to national head of experience in recognition of the growth in the experience design portfolio and with a remit to expand the team.
Says Mel Wiese (above right), chief strategy officer at Wunderman Thompson Australia: “Tammy has built an outstanding team of experience strategists, designers and innovators to deliver growth for our clients nationally. She is an outstanding leader in our business, accelerating our methodology, talent and experience output.”
With a growing portfolio of clients including HBF, Endeavour Group, Synergy, Horizon Power, Keystart and P&N Bank, Cooksey’s team has developed a bespoke set of IP that provides transformation, service and marketing teams with connected experiences that are differentiated and deliver value. The team’s open and collaborative approach has made them a favourite with client teams that are under pressure.
Says Cooksey: “I’m so proud of the team we’ve built here at Wunderman Thompson and look forward to continuing to grow that as our portfolio of clients also grows. The opportunity to share our purpose-led approach to customer experience, and bring broader network experience into our offer is exciting for us and our clients.”
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Congratulations. Although very interesting to see promotions in Perth but redundancies in the other Wunderman Thompson Australia offices…
@hmmm not really when you understand how agencies and roles work. It’s not just about a dollar value to save, it’s about what roles are needed for the future state of the business. Also, without any affiliation to this agency, I can say from experience that there is also sometimes the case of letting go under performers and promoting stars. It’s just business and hopefully it’s all handled in the most humane way. As always, there’s nuance to all these things.
Redundancies are proof of bad management, not underperforming employees
@hmmmm2 not true. I was let go because of a global alignment which caused us to lose our biggest client. I’ve also had to let people go because they were not performing and sadly the business couldn’t carry them.
and also worth noting the different roles. New era skills growing and replacing old era skills. It’s a natural thing about the evolution of an agency really.
I’ll be looking for a new job in Sydney. The office here’s only got about 10 staff left. Sad.
Ok sure, let’s go with that. So, what you’re smugly saying is there’s no underperforming employees in the Perth office? Those Rio Tinto dollars must be keeping the coffers full. Seems like nonsense to me, gutting production, creative, finance and accounts in Melbourne & Sydney ONLY – all whilst promoting in Perth? Can you take a step back and see how that looks from the outside looking in? If I was a current employee in one of the east coast offices I’d have my CV ready and recruiters on speed-dial. I’d not be surprised if Sydney and Melbourne WT’s shut their doors in the not too distant future and Perth absorbs the remaining clients.
I wasn’t trying to be smug. Just giving some honest views based on my few years in management. Sorry to hear that there have been redundancies, genuinely. But I would suspect it’s all to keep the business going. Very hard decisions to make but you would hope it’s in the interest of keeping all the other jobs. I don’t think you’ll see any offices shutting because of this.