Nigel Marsh to chair The Leading Edge FORMER Leo Burnett and Y&R Brands group CEO turned author Nigel Marsh is returning to the advertising and marketing world, taking up the chairman's role at Enero-owned research firm The Leading Edge. Marsh's appointment follows the departure of TLE global CEO Andy Bateman, who is joining Telstra as its director of segment marketing. Marsh, who has written two books since the best-selling, autobiographical Fat, Forty and Fired was published, has been a hit on the motivational public speaking circuit and has also launched a charity event, the Sydney Skinny Charity Swim. "I have been getting increasingly involved back in the corporate world with a number of consulting and coaching roles," Marsh said. It is fabulous therefore to get this opportunity to work with Matthew (Melhuish, CEO of Enero) and the fantastic team at TLE. The management team at TLE also comprises MD, Australia, Lee Naylor, global head of strategy Chrissy Blackburn and MD, UK, Chris Paxton.