A leader and agency veteran of almost two decades is leaving R/GA.
Richard Ting, who serves in the dual role of global chief experience officer and U.S. co-CCO, is leaving the agency to pursue an unspecified opportunity. His last day will be July 16.
R/GA does not have an immediate replacement lined up for Ting’s role. Tiffany Rolfe, who joined R/GA from Co:Collective to serve alongside Ting as U.S. CCO in 2018, will lead creative in the U.S., with support from svp and ecd Ben Williams on experience design.
“I’ve had such a great journey working at R/GA, it’s offered me so many opportunities to push the edges of design and technology, to work with amazing teams, and to build emerging businesses,” Ting said in a statement to Adweek. “My goal now is to continue to help companies innovate and to go deeper on the product and technology side, as I did earlier in my career. I’ll miss R/GA, but after 19 years, I’m looking forward to my next challenge.”
Ting joined R/GA as an interactive design director back in 2001 and played an instrumental role in shaping the agency. He founded R/GA’s FutureVision program, launched the Mobile and Social Platforms Group in 2007 and served as a founding partner for the R/GA Ventures program in 2013.
Ting led R/GA’s experience design team for over five years and was a crucial part in building the agency’s experience design practice. He also held a role as global chief design officer in recent years.
Throughout his career, he has worked on campaigns for clients including Kobe Bryant’s Black Mamba, Equinox Pursuit, Nike+ and R/GA Ventures’ Awair and Hammerhead.
“Rich and I began working together on Nike in 2005. Personally, he’s my friend and trusted counsel. Professionally, he’s a mentor and BRG advisor, early adopter of R/GA’s stories and systems narrative, and the creative architect behind some of the most notable work in the company’s history,” R/GA global CEO Sean Lyons, who succeeded founder Bob Greenberg in the chief executive role at the start of 2019, said in a statement. “I will greatly miss having him on my team, but look forward to seeing the impact he will have on the people and work in his next role.”
Standout amongst the industry’s best and give your employees something to celebrate. Become an Adweek Fastest Growing Agency and gain industry recognition for your success over the past three years (2017-2019). Submit today.
https://www.adweek.com/digital/after-almost-2-decades-global-chief-experience-officer-richard-ting-leaves-r-ga/