I left Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai 2 years ago this month.
I have very special memories of my time there and these two people – Leon and Carina [both circled in the photo above, which was a gift from my planning team when I left W+K, even though they forgot to put Debi in there] – played a big part in that.
Sure they were pains in the ass and opinionated as all fuck [though Carina did it in a much nicer way than Leon ever could] but it was – and still is – an honour to be able to say they were on “our team”.
Now – by pure coincidence – they’re both moving onto their next adventure and that will mean there will be no more of my mob infecting the place [though I did find Chris, even if he got away with never having to work with me] so I just want to say thank you to them for all they did for me, the team and – most importantly – the work.
Their loss is a big one for everyone but no one could be anything but excited and happy for the bigger and better things they’re about to do.
So to Leon and Carina, go have a shitload of fun … but please make sure you hide stickers throughout the office before you leave.