Sir John Hegarty (born 1944) is an advertising executive and a founder of the agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty. Career 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 has published two books: Hegarty on Advertising: Turning Intelligence Into Magic and Hegarty on Creativity. Honours He was a President of D&AD in 1989 and in 1994 was given the President's Award. He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 23 June 1991. He was knighted for his services to the advertising and creative industries in 2007. Hegarty is a Trustee Emeriti of The Design Museum. Bibliography References External links Meet the Author: Sir John Hegarty on creativity in advertising - BBC video interview 1944 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people British advertising executives Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Knights Bachelor