BBH names Niall Hadden global talent chief

by Claire Billings, Campaign 01-Sep-06

Bartle Bogle Hegarty Worldwide has hired the former WCRS managing partner Niall Hadden for the newly created post of global head of talent management.

Hadden joins the agency in October after a spell running his own human
resources consultancy. He will be based in London, but will also be
involved with the agency's other offices in New York, Singapore,

Shanghai, Tokyo and Sao Paulo.

Hadden will be charged with developing a talent management process to
ensure that BBH attracts the best talent in the industry from around the
globe.

He will maintain the network's succession management programme, which
ensures that senior roles are filled internally when they become vacant.
He will also oversee BBH's training and development strategy.

Hadden was previously on the executive board of WCRS and co-chaired
Havas' global leadership group.

He was one of the 27-strong management team involved in WCRS's £20
million buyout from Havas in 2004.

Simon Sherwood, the chief operating officer of BBH Worldwide, said: "Our
culture is very important to us and we are proud of our record of
succession management and length of service.

"Both of these areas are critical to the success of our business. Niall
will enable us to make sure that we are doing the best for our people
globally and attracting the right talent in all of our offices."