Hear it as it happens. All the latest comings and goings from the the local advertising, media and marketing industries.
Movings/Shakings: 30 November
Industry happenings at NZME, Fairfax, Eyeota and Eleven PR.
Hear it as it happens. All the latest comings and goings from the the local advertising, media and marketing industries.
Industry happenings at NZME, Fairfax, Eyeota and Eleven PR.
This appointment follows the departure of former commercial director Paul Gardiner to Australia.
industry happenings at Val Morgan, Reckon, Motion Sickness, The Edge and Fish.
Fairfax Media has appointed Mark Stevens to the role of editorial director.
Industry happenings at Newstalk ZB, ATEED, Vector, ESPN and APN Outdoor.
Bravo general manager Maria Mahony has left her leadership role at the channel co-owned and operated by MediaWorks and NBC Universal.
FCB Media has added two new faces to the team in group business director Jenny Brown and group digital business director James Butcher.
Porter Novelli has announced the appointment of Jane Luscombe as one of two executive directors. This completes the executive leadership team following the departure of Strahan Wallis earlier this year.
NZME’s Group Creative team has a new leader with Jono Coles joining as executive creative director.
Industry happenings at Saatchi & Saatchi, With Collective, Yellow and ASB.
Industry happenings at NZME, iProspect, Karma Cola, One Plus One Communications and Mango.
Contagion has lured New Zealand-born creative talent Todd McCracken back home with a joint-executive creative director role.
After a decade-long innings at FCB, Matt Scott is joining Assignment Group as managing partner of the Auckland office. He joins head of planning Matt Kingston, who left Special Group for Assignment earlier this year. UPDATE: Meanwhile, group account director Jane Wardlaw has been promoted to the role of head of account management at FCB.
Industry happenings at The Sweet Shop, TVNZ and oOh! Media.
Industry happenings at NZME, Mediacom, JustOne and Val Morgan Outdoor.
Google has a new country manager for New Zealand in Caroline Rainsford, who replaces Stephanie Davis.
Good news for creatives on The Pond’s books – the company is growing bigger due to demand from agency and corporate clients.
NZME has announced the launch of a new digital business unit as the company looks to grow its online audiences and revenue. And this strategic move has resulted in a number of executive changes in the business.
Agency veteran Nick Harvey is leaving Colenso BBDO to take on the role of managing partner at Strategy Creative Christchurch.
Sinead Boucher has been announced as the new chief executive officer of Fairfax Media’s New Zealand business, which is being renamed Stuff.
Strategy Creative Auckland’s studio will have a new managing partner from Monday with Melanie Spencer stepping into the role.
Industry happenings at TRA, Dentsu Aegis Network, Go Media and TVNZ.
Facebook has announced four significant hires to its Creative Shop to support the ANZ business.
Industry happenings at Yellow, Richards Partners, Yahoo, Kargo, Lightbox, Uno Loco and Mazda.
Emma Bolser has quickly found a new abode in the industry, becoming a partner at Contagion and taking over the reins of the media department.
Colenso BBDO has appointed Beth O’Brien and Thomas Darlow as creative group heads at the agency.
Three creatives from Droga5 New York have been lured back to New Zealand to take up creative director roles, with Lisa Fedyszyn and Jonathan McMahon joining Ogilvy & Mather and Rory Mckechnie returning to DDB.
TVNZ has announced the appointment of former Lightbox chief executive Kym Niblock as chief product and information officer.
Industry happenings at Saatchi & Saatchi, Affinity ID, Track, and Socialites.
MediaCom has a new managing director for New Zealand in Matthew Vogts, who’s been promoted from the role of head of client services.
Tony Mitchell has served as acting chief executive since the departure of Gill Stewart in May.
Industry happenings at Alloy, Republik, Newsroom, Bauer, Chemistry and Hoyts.
Nigel Douglas has left Mediacom to take on the CEO role at OMD recently vacated by Kath Watson.
Industry happenings at DDB, 99, Republik and Barnes Catmur & Friends Dentsu.
After more than ten years leading OMD New Zealand as CEO, Kath Watson has announced her resignation. PLUS: OMD is in the final stages of appointing her replacement.
FCB Media has announced the appointment of New Zealand media investment specialist David Turner to the role of head of investment—a newly created position in FCB Media’s leadership team.