Chris Beresford-Hill, the current President of North American Advertising at Ogilvy, is set to depart the WPP agency, where he has been for two years, to join Omnicom’s BBDO as the Chief Creative Officer for the Americas. His new role at BBDO is scheduled to begin in early 2024.

Beresford-Hill’s move marks his return to Omnicom Group and BBDO. He initially left BBDO for Ogilvy in 2021, coming from TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, where he held the position of chief creative officer. His tenure at TBWA spanned just over four years. Before that, he served as executive creative director and executive VP at BBDO, working on major accounts such as Foot Locker, Twix, HBO, among others.

In his upcoming role at BBDO, Chris Beresford-Hill will collaborate again with Nancy Reyes, who took on the position of CEO of the Americas at BBDO in October, following her tenure as CEO of TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. Beresford-Hill and Reyes have previously worked together at TBWA, and earlier at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, an Omnicom agency.

“Chris coming home is particularly rewarding and personal for me,” said David Lubars, chief creative officer at BBDO Worldwide. “From the outset, I had him pegged as an important part of BBDO’s future. I was bummed when he left to work with Nancy—although now, having worked with her myself over the last few months, I understand why he did. Both reuniting under our banner sets the stage for BBDO’s bright future.”

Currently, the position of Chief Creative Officer for the Americas at BBDO is occupied by Luiz Sanches, who also continues as the Chairman of Almap BBDO. In his role, Sanches is responsible for overseeing major multinational clients at BBDO.

“There is nothing more powerful than love,” said Beresford-Hill in a statement. “BBDO is a place I truly love and Nancy is someone I truly love partnering with. I’m so thankful David and Andrew [Robertson, BBDO’s CEO] have welcomed me back home and I have nothing but appreciation for the incredible people at Ogilvy who have taught me so much.”

Ogilvy disclosed the departure of Beresford-Hill through an internal memo, which was jointly signed by Devika Bulchandani, the Global CEO, and Liz Taylor, the Global Chief Creative Officer.

It read, in part: “Our friend, Chris-Beresford Hill, recently made the decision to leave Ogilvy to pursue a new opportunity, one that will allow him to take on a broader leadership role at an agency where he spent the formative years of his career. It is important to remember that there are times when doing the right thing means supporting each other’s career growth, even when it means we won’t have them in our halls anymore.”