Browsing: Glenda Wynyard

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Media Counsel liquidation draws to a close, as Wynyard comes under SFO microscope
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The Media Counsel hit the skids back in February 2010. And in the fifth six-monthly report, liquidators McDonald Vague are in no doubt as to what caused it: “The reason for the company’s failure lies solely with [Glenda Wynyard’s] action of removing funds from the company to fund her own lifestyle”. And as a result, Wynyard’s conduct is currently being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office.

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SFO investigating failed ad agency
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Liquidators for failed advertising agency The Media Counsel are briefing the Serious Fraud Office and the Companies Office on the company’s affairs, after unsecured creditors were informed they are unlikely to receive any money they are owed.

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Drama, mystery and intrigue as Media Counsel liquidation saga continues
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On Tuesday last week, The Media Counsel ceased trading after managing director Glenda Wynyard put the company into voluntary liquidation. Since then, there has been no official comment from Wynyard, a representative from Aegis/Carat or a liquidator, which means details about the amount owed and the reasons behind the decision have been scarce. But there’s been no shortage of speculative commentary, mudslinging and confusion.

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Media Counsel situation still unclear
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A check on the Companies Office website shows The Media Counsel has not yet been officially placed in liquidation. But company directors have just five working days from the announcement of a liquidation to notify the Companies Office about it, whereupon its status will be updated and a liquidator will be appointed.

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Wynyard blasts critics, swears success
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Glenda Wynyard

Glenda Wynyard has come out firing, with all guns swinging and six cylinders blazing in response to the loss of PMAA accreditation for her media agency, The Media Counsel.

Mashed metaphors can’t quite capture the gutsy response from the flamboyant media buyer.

“I’m a fucking street-fighting …

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CAANZ comes out swinging at TVNZ
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David Walden, president of CAANZ, says TVNZ’s ‘review’ of commission structures is a thinly disguised move to improve its margins.

“As far as CAANZ is concerned, this is a TVNZ initiative aimed at improving its financial performance,” he writes in a formal response from CAANZ.

TVNZ claims the industry …