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Jenny Chan 陳詠欣
Jul 17, 2012

INTERVIEW: M&C Saatchi worldwide CEO on China, chutzpah, cash acquisitions

SHANGHAI - Campaign Asia-Pacific spoke with the man at the helm of M&C Saatchi, worldwide CEO Moray MacLennan (pictured), about what the global investment priorities for the independent agency are, how he wants to spend his spare cash, and why chutzpah is a good thing to have.

MacLennan was appointed as worldwide CEO 3 three years ago

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