Cheil Worldwide Global Chief Creative Officer Malcolm Poynton Leaves After Ten Years in the Role

Dec. 19, 2024

Malcolm Poynton, Global Chief Creative Officer at Cheil Worldwide, is leaving the agency after ten years.

Poynton was appointed Cheil Worldwide's first Global Chief Creative Officer in December 2014 with remit to help the company evolve into one of the world’s most recognized creative networks. 

Having led Cheil Worldwide to WARC No. 1 Independent Network (2021) and multiple Agency of the Year titles over the course of ten years at Cheil, Poynton is looking forward to working closer to home. 

Prior to joining Cheil Worldwide, Poynton held positions of Chief Creative Officer at SapientNitro Europe, Executive Creative Director Ogilvy UK and Executive Creative Director at Saatchi&Saatchi in Sydney. 

A Cheil Worldwide spokesperson said:

“Malcolm’s creative leadership has kept Cheil’s creative product ahead of new trends while he’s also fostered collaboration to get the best out of talent, with an ability to do so across cultures. We thank Malcolm for his contribution as GCCO over the past 10 years and wish him continued success in the future.”

 

Poynton said:

“We’ve packed a lot into the past 10 years; there are too many incredible people to thank for their dedication that’s helped make Cheil the creative network it is today. I’m now looking forward to diving into the next challenge.” 

 

Cheil Worldwide won a host of top creative awards over the past decade, achieving a total of more than 600 global and regional honours including a Cannes Grand Prix, The One Show Best of Discipline, the Clio Health Grand, the Clio Entertainment Grand, Super Clio, D&AD and D&AD Impact awards as well as Grand Prix at Spikes, Dubai Lynx, El Ojo, AdFest, and multiple Effies.