diff --git a/templates/presentation.org b/templates/presentation.org
index 76cdac3..a7f8f4d 100644
--- a/templates/presentation.org
+++ b/templates/presentation.org
@@ -42,26 +42,26 @@
 # -- Navigation ----------------------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
 
-# -- Custom footer (override Madrid's footline AFTER theme loads) --------------
-#+LATEX_HEADER: \AtBeginDocument{%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:   \setbeamertemplate{footline}{%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:     \leavevmode%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:     \hbox{%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.08\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{author in head/foot}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:         \includegraphics[height=2ex]{logo.png}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.37\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,leftskip=.3cm]{author in head/foot}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:         \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertshortauthor%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.40\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{title in head/foot}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:         \usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}\color{white}\insertshorttitle%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.15\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,rightskip=.3cm,right]{date in head/foot}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:         \usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\insertshortdate{}\hspace*{2em}\insertframenumber{}/\inserttotalframenumber%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:       \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:     }%
-#+LATEX_HEADER:   }%
-#+LATEX_HEADER: }
+# -- Custom footer (BEAMER_HEADER = inserted AFTER \usetheme{Madrid}) ----------
+# Logo left, author, title (white on red), date + page number
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamercolor{title in head/foot}{fg=white,bg=kyndrylRed}
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{footline}{%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \leavevmode%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \hbox{%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.06\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{author in head/foot}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \includegraphics[height=2ex]{logo}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.34\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,leftskip=.3cm]{author in head/foot}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertshortauthor%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.40\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{title in head/foot}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}\insertshorttitle%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.20\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,rightskip=.3cm,right]{date in head/foot}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\insertshortdate{}\hspace*{2em}\insertframenumber{}/\inserttotalframenumber%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:   }%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: }
 
 # -- Logo (title page + footer) ------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \graphicspath{{~/org/templates/}}