M&C Saatchi Group has appointed Robin Clarke Global CEO of its Passions & PR division.   

He will report to the group’s Global CEO Zaid Al-Qassab and sit on the agency’s executive leadership team, working alongside the division’s chair, Richard Thompson.    

Clarke will lead the group’s activities across its Sport & Entertainment businesses, as well as its PR business, Talk.     

Clarke is a 20-plus year agency veteran who previously served at Starcom and Publicis Sport & Entertainment.  In 2018 he was appointed senior vice president, International for marketing agency 160over90, part of Endeavor. He was promoted to global executive vice president in 2021. He’s worked with brands like Visa, AB InBev and Marriott.