Having been at Saatchi agencies for more than 35 years, MacLennan has waited a long time for the top job. Now, as CEO of M&C Saatchi, he faces the huge challenge of re-establishing a business that was already marred by an accounting scandal when the global pandemic blindsided the industry.
Independent shop has paid back the six-figure sum it received under the government’s Job Retention Scheme after bouncing back from the initial financial shock of the pandemic.