2000. The company was acquired by the Dentsu group, the fifth largest global marketing communications group, which then incorporated the famous name into an existing agency Travis Sully, which was renamed CDP-Travissully London. In 2010, adman Jim Kelly, a founder of Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe /Y&R, was given the task of expanding Dentsu’s fledgling European network. Part of his strategy was a new management team and a complete agency rebrand for CDP-Travissully, replacing the CDP name with "Dentsu London". Famous alumni CDP was a 'nursery' for the careers of many who were to become internationally famous. Among those working there as young men were Frank Lowe (now Sir Frank Lowe), David Puttnam (now Lord Puttnam), Alan Parker (later Sir Alan Parker), John Hegarty (now Sir John Hegarty) and Charles Saatchi. Sir Ridley Scott, the director of Blade Runner, Alien and Gladiator, made commercials for CDP, as did Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson. In the 1980s Tony Kaye started his career there as an art director, before he began directing television commercials. The creative director during the first two key decades was the late Colin Millward, a dour veteran of World War II. John Salmon was creative director and chairman. Puttnam's role was as an account executive. "My equivalent of university was the five years [1962-1967] I spent working at an advertising agency called Collett Dickenson Pearce ... with good reason I believed I was working for the best agency in the world. Most of the work we were doing was both different and good; and we were winning awards and gaining recognition left, right and centre." References Further reading Salmon, John and John Ritchie. (2001) Inside Collett Dickenson Pearce. London: Batsford. 1960s in the United Kingdom 1970s in the United Kingdom Defunct marketing companies of the United Kingdom