John Hegarty

Worldwide Creative Director, Bartle Bogle Hegarty

John Hegarty is Worldwide Creative Director of international advertising agency, BBH. He started in advertising as a junior Art Director at Benton and Bowles, London in 1965. In 1967 he joined the Cramer Saatchi consultancy, which became Saatchi & Saatchi in 1970, where he was a founding shareholder. He left in 1973 to co-found TBWA, London as Creative Director. The agency was the first to be voted Agency of the Year by Campaign (the UK’s leading advertising magazine) in 1980.

In 1982, Hegarty founded Bartle Bogle Hegarty and within four years BBH was voted Campaign magazine's Agency of the Year. It won the title again in 1993, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Hegarty's industry awards include two D & AD Golds and six Silvers, Cannes Golds and Silvers, and British Television Gold and Silvers. He was awarded the D & AD President's Award for outstanding achievement in the advertising industry. In 2007, he received a knighthood in the Queen’s birthday honours and he has also been appointed to the One Club's (New York) Hall of Fame.