Filled roles

Jillian Reedy has been appointed by TBWA\NZ Group to the newly established role of Chief Growth Officer.

MediaWorks has announced the appointment of Paula Williams as its Chief People Officer.

Somar Digital has promoted General Manager Fiona Reid to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer.

Outbrain has announced a series of new hires across its APAC team, including a new Director for its multi-channel programmatic DSP Zemanta.

FEDERATION’s CCO Tony Clewett has announced the appointment of award-winning creative Bobbie McKay into the newly created role of Creative Group Head.

Topham Guerin grows its team with two new senior appointments and two promotions in the APAC region.

Bare.pr has added PR specialist Kimberly Hinds to their team as Account Manager, joining at the time of lockdown mid-August.

Internationally recognised creative leader Matty Burton has been appointed by DDB Group Aotearoa NZ as its first Group Chief Creative Officer.

Lucy Grigg has been promoted to General Manager at Colenso BBDO, bringing experience from agencies on both sides of the Tasman.

Specialist public relations and marketing consultancy Archer has announced the appointment of Georgia Boyce as Senior Account Director.

Maverick Digital has further strengthened its tourism know-how with the additions of Karen Foster and Ryan Wilmshurst.

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.