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Advertising executive
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1 January 1944
The details
Biography
Introduction
Sir John Hegarty (1944-) is an advertising executive and a founder of the agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty. He joined Cramer Saatchi in 1967, and was a founding shareholder when it became Saatchi & Saatchi. In 1973 he co-founded TBWA, and then in 1982 started Bartle Bogle Hegarty. He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 23 June 1991, and was knighted for his services to the advertising and creative industries in 2007.
Awards
- D&AD President's Award for outstanding achievement
- International Clio Award