Levi Slavin, former Chief Creative Officer at Colenso BBDO, has joined Australian start-up Howatson+Company as its new COO.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment has appointed Mike Lane to General Manager – The Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC).

PR agency DRUM has appointed Managing Partner roles to long-standing team members Aimee Nicholls and Cassidy Meredith.

Helen Brocklehurst has joined Fiftyfive5 New Zealand in the newly created role of Head of Customer Experience.

Uma Patel has joined Google as News Lab Lead for Australia and New Zealand.

Mick Stalker has been appointed by TBWA\New Zealand to the role of Creative Director.

As PEOPLE OF INFLUENCE builds momentum in the market, it has announced the hire of Isaac Savage in a newly created Business Development Manager role.

Deloitte Digital has recruited Colenso BBDO’s Dan Wright and Ahmad Salim to lead its creative practice in NZ.

Mike Shaw has been appointed by global public relations company SweeneyVesty as its newest Auckland-based consultant.

Independent agency Motion Sickness has restructured a key part of its business, promoting Jordan Stent to the role of Creative Director.

Tali Rose has been appointed by Pure SEO as the agency’s Head of Marketing.

Joanna Norris has been appointed by Stuff to the newly created executive position of Chief Content Officer.

Dallas Gurney has been appointed by MediaWorks as the company’s new Director of News and Talk.

Shout has added two key members to its growing sales team. Jay Drew has joined as Senior Account Manager from Mediacom & Olivia Innes from TVNZ.

After 23 years as Chairman and CEO of the Clemenger Group, Robert Morgan will hand his CEO responsibilities to Les Timar.

Nike Sportswear pinned him as one to watch. Now Wabi Sabi Media Group has secured him as a Commercial Director.

Special has added more firepower to its strategy team through a raft of promotions, fresh hires and new recruitment.

Due to a season of continued growth, Māori-owned independent creative agency RUN is celebrating two new arrivals to the team.

September will be Luke Farmer’s last month at dentsu New Zealand. The Managing Partner announced his departure after almost a decade with the agency.

Freemans Bay indie Republik has announced the appointment of Monique Porteous as the agency’s Social Media Manager.

Jodene Murphy has been appointed by ThinkTV New Zealand to the newly created role of General Manager.

Host of Three’s The AM Show, Duncan Garner has decided to leave the show after almost five years in the job.

Independent agency BCG2 has recently bolstered its ranks in the client service department.

Independent, integrated PR and communications agency Adhesive has welcomed new talent in New Zealand.

VMLY&R Auckland has announced two new appointments – Tim Yates as Senior Art Director, and Laia Pampalona as Studio Designer.

Hannah Boric has been appointed as Social Media Partner by Pitchblack Partners.

After more than 10 years at the helm of the Commercial Communications Council, CEO Paul Head has announced his retirement.

Leading communications industry recruiter, Marsden Inch, has appointed Maria Albert to manage the agency’s growing marketing and communications needs.

As Flight Digital builds momentum, the independent agency has announced the addition of Creative Director Jeff Harris to its leadership team.