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PROFILE

GREY SA






Type of agency Advertising

Telephone (011) 293-6200

Website www.grey.com

Key person Ian Byrne, CEO

Ownership Grey Group (Int) 74,9%; Bongani Khumalo 25,1%

Black equity 25,1

Accounts gained 2

Accounts lost 0

Clients 10

Staff 100

Biggest clients - British American Tobacco, Brandhouse, Mazda, GSK, Procter & Gamble

Tim Byrne is starting to make his mark on the agency, which went through a period of underachieving uncertainty until he took the helm last year.

Grey was SA's best-performing agency at this year's Clio (gold, silver and bronze) and One Club (silver and three merits) international awards festivals.

There were two new accounts last year for the agency's shopper marketing division: Procter & Gamble and GSK. Combined billings value was about R10m.