Fishlock quits The Campaign Palace Australia following arrival of national ECD Reed Collins

As many industry pundits predicted, Paul Fishlock, chairman and until recently ECD of The Campaign Palace, has quit the agency after a seven year stint, just weeks after the arrival of new national ECD Reed Collins from Leo Burnett, Chicago, as revealed exclusively by Campaign Brief.

CB believes Fishlock did not see eye to eye with Y&R worldwide creative director Tony Granger, who hired Collins to help resurrect The Palace’s creative reputation.

Fishlock, originally from the UK, joined the Palace in the early 90s after a stint at Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney. In 1997 he formed BMF with fellow Palace heavies Warren Brown and Matthew Melhuish where he helped build the agency until being bought out by his partners in 2004. Soon after he re-joined The Campaign Palace as chairman and ECD.