Mike Abel

Mike Abel has been in the advertising industry for over 25 years. Mike started their career at The White House DDB as an account director before moving to Ogilvy and Mather Cape Town in 1993. At Ogilvy, they held various positions including business director, national exco member, and holding board director. In 2006, they were promoted to chief operating officer of Ogilvy South Africa and then managing director of the Ogilvy Cape Group in 2001. In 2008, Mike left Ogilvy to join M&C Saatchi as CEO of Australia. Mike was responsible for leading M&C SAATCHI Group Australia comprising companies M&C SAATCHI Sydney, Melbourne and Mark (Digital). Under Mike's leadership the group added new companies RE: (the now highly awarded and successful design company) & M&C SAATCHI Sport Entertainment - as part of the UK network. In December 2009, Mike returned to M&C Saatchi as Chief Executive Partner in Cape Town.

Mike Abel has a post-graduate diploma in advertising from the AAA School of Advertising, as well as a degree in marketing and sales management from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Mike also attended Grey High School.

Mike Abel reports to Moray MacLennan, Worldwide CEO. Mike Abel works with Manish Bhatt - Chief Executive Partner, Mumbai, Tanuj Philip - Chief Executive Partner, Singapore, and Dominik Tiemann - Chief Executive Partner, Berlin.