Tara Ford Joins The Monkeys As Chief Creative Officer

We are pleased to welcome Tara Ford as Chief Creative Officer.

She joins following a stellar creative period where she has produced award winning work across a range of blue chip clients including Westpac, Volkswagen and McDonalds.

Ford says: “I’m excited to be joining one of the best and most progressive advertising brands in the country. I have a huge amount of respect for what The Monkeys has achieved and I can’t wait to help lead and drive its creative product even further into the future.”

Mark Green, Lead Accenture Interactive ANZ and Group CEO of The Monkeys, says Ford has been “prolific” throughout her career.

“Tara is one of the most outstanding creative leaders in ANZ and this has been recognised far and wide. Notably, Tara was named Creative Person of The Year at the 2020 Campaign Asia Awards.

“Besides that, Tara is a great personality and we are extremely pleased to welcome her to the team.”

The Monkeys Co-Founder and Group CCO, Scott Nowell, says the founders are looking forward to working with Ford having admired her work from afar. “Tara is an immense talent who makes the people around her better. We love her work, love how she goes about it, and look forward to seeing her bring that to The Monkeys.” he says.