Filled roles

Food and beverage photographer Manja Wachsmuth has joined the Film Construction roster.

Mango has expanded its senior team by three welcoming two Group Business Directors and a Senior Account Director.

Christine Kearney, formerly GM & Marketing Director at Webb’s auction house, has been appointed as CEO for Powerhouse Digital.

Clemenger Group has chosen marketing expert Clint Bratton as the new Managing Director of Proximity NZ.

Hotwire has announced the appointment of Melissa Cullen to the new role of Managing Director of Communications for the APAC region. 

Film production company Film Construction, has brought fine art photographer and AI imager Katya Brook on to the team.

Electriclime° has added filmmaker Emile Rafael to its director roster where he will be represented in MENA and APAC.

TBWA\NZ has announced the promotion of David Parkinson to Managing Director of Digital Arts Network.

Pead has welcomed four new hires to its growing team; Lou Bruschini, Beth Clemens, Jack Spence and Simon Wells.

Magnite, the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising company, has announced that Yael Milbank has been appointed as Managing Director ANZ.

Raydar has appointed highly awarded creative Tony Clewett as Head of Creative.

The Experiential offering at Mango Aotearoa continues to grow and currently includes seven producers and a talent manager.

Thrive PR + Communications has announced the appointment of its first Executive Leadership Team.

ANZ has appointed Astrud Burgess to an expanded role as Group CMO, in addition to leading Data, Marketing & Customer Experience in NZ.

McVeagh Fleming honours John Woolley as he retires after nearly five-decades as Board Chair, and welcomes Alissa Bell.

Following increased demand for its combined digital marketing and web development capability, Harvey Cameron has made a raft of appointments. 

Rory McKechnie, has been promoted to Executive Creative Director at DDB Aotearoa.

Branding design agency Principals has appointed Tom Sykes as Strategy Director of its NZ office.

Crave Global is committing to te ao Māori and tikanga principles with the hire of Dr Pouroto Ngaropo as Tohunga (Senior Cultural Advisor).

NZME has hired digital champion Lloyd Aickin in the newly formed role of Head of Commercial Digital.

Marketing sustainability leaders, GoodSense, have welcomed communications pro and content creator Chantelle Conroy (Te Ātiawa-Taranaki) to the team.

A fast-growing smaller creative agency has continued to expand after hiring key new staff members and introducing a new investor.

Pure SEO recently expanded its team with three strategic hires to further strengthen its core services and company culture.

Tracy Watkins has assumed the position of Editor at The Post, the Capital’s leading premier and digital site.

Pead has grown its corporate team with Kimberley Ross-Guilford joining as the team’s first South Island-based consultant.

Ogilvy NZ is strengthening its leadership team by welcoming three new hires across creative and account management.

Grey Lynn indie INSIDERS has added another five talented humans to its team.

Special Design has made a significant addition to its team with the appointment of Clem Devine as Design Director.