Movings/Shakings: 4 March
Industry happenings at Fairfax, The Business, The Pond, 3rdeye, Pead PR and HMC Communications.
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MediaWorks’ Mark Jennings to be replaced by NineMSN’s Hal Crawford
In a staff email sent out this afternoon MediaWorks confirmed that veteran Mark Jennings is moving on from the organisation after 25 years leading 3News.
Movings/Shakings: 19 February
Industry happenings at TVNZ, NZME, Māori Television, Anthem, JustOne, Marsden Inch and The Instillery.
KPEX appoints Contagion’s Richard Thompson chief executive
Richard Thompson, a partner at creative agency Contagion, will be taking over the KPEX reins from consulting chief executive Duncan Arthur in mid-April.
2degrees names Roy Ong as successor to Malcolm Phillipps
Following last year’s departure of long-serving Malcolm Phillipps, 2degrees has confirmed the appointment of Roy Ong as its new chief marketing officer.
Movings/Shakings: 12 February
Industry happenings at Frucor, Flight Centre, Fairfax Media, Adshel, Bauer, Fresh Focus, Brandstand, Sizmek and Rubicon Project.
Google names Stephanie Davis new country manager for New Zealand
Google has confirmed that New Zealand country manager Tony Keusgen has been replaced by Stephanie Davis.
Movings/Shakings: 26 January
Industry happenings at TVNZ, Facebook, Icebreaker, ZenithOptimedia and Red Balloon.
Movings/Shakings: 22 January
Industry happenings at DDB, Pandora, Adshel, Spur, Anthem, IBM, VW, Weta and Jetmax.
Movings/Shakings: 3 November
Industry happenings at Hourigan International, Spark, MediaWorks, Finch and Federation.
Movings/Shakings: 20 October
Industry happenings at NZ Herald, IAB NZ, Cuisine magazine, TRA, Group M, Hunch and Hypermedia.
Peter Biggs and Philip Andrew join forces, take on roles with Assignment Group
Biggsy and Duster may sound like characters in a gangster flick. But they’re actually Assignment Group’s two newest hires, Philip Andrew and Peter Biggs.
Movings/Shakings: 18 September
Changes at FCB, MediaWorks, NZME, Bauer, Sovereign, Postr and DDB.
Movings|Shakings: 11 September
Changes at Ikon, AMP, Hypermedia, Publicity PR and Southern Discoveries.
Movings|Shakings: 4 September
Industry happenings at Marketing Association, MediaWorks, TVNZ, Snakk Media, Intelligent Ink and Envy Studios.
Executive shuffle: NZME announces two senior appointments; Fraser leaves MediaWorks—UPDATED
This week has seen an executive shuffle at two of the nation’s major media players. Following on from reports that MediaWorks group head of revenue Liz Fraser had resigned from her post to take up a new position at Air New Zealand, NZME has today announced the appointment of Laura Maxwell as its group head of revenue and Sandra King as general manger of market solutions.
A welcome return: Irene Chapple to drive digital at the Herald
NZME has brought on board Irene Chapple as the NZ Herald’s new digital editor, who is returning to the Herald after ten years in other roles, and several years overseas.
Movings|Shakings: 28 August–UPDATED
Industry happenings at Facebook, GrownUps, Marketing Association, Fairfax, Ideas Shop, InMobi and Vizeum.
2degrees loses a loyal servant as CMO Malcolm Phillipps heads to the regions
Malcolm Phillipps joined 2degrees just a few months after it launched in late 2009 and he’s been a key figure in its evolution from a cheap and cheerful challenger brand to a grown-up, full-spectrum telco. Now he’s set to chuck it in and head to the Waikato.
Movings|Shakings: 21 August
Industry happenings at Ebiquity, Chemistry Interaction, Thick as Thieves, bcg2, Bauer Media, Sky and VeNA.
Movings|Shakings: 14 August
Industry happenings at Saatchi & Saatchi, NBR, Weta, Pandora, Images & Sound, BBC, Ambient Group, Lily & Louis, Republik and Outdoor Media Group.
Movings/Shakings: 7 August
Industry happenings at TRA, Dot Loves Data, Adshel, Comvita, Intelligent Ink, Better by Design and Asia Pacific Digital.
Garrett trades Auckland for Melbourne, takes reins at Clemenger BBDO—UPDATED
The Clemenger Group has announced that Colenso BBDO chief executive Nick Garrett will move across to Clemenger BBDO Melbourne to take up the chief executive role that was left vacant following the departure of Peter Biggs, who retired in September last year.
Movings/Shakings: 31 July
Industry happenings at Mediaworks, Y&R, NZME and Blockhead.
Movings|Shakings: 24 July
Industry happenings at eStar, OMD, Zyber, Aamplify and Nielsen.
Moving/Shakings: 17 July
Industry happenings at Radio New Zealand, Icebreaker, Big Mobile, KOR Creative, Greater Group and Hypermedia.
Movings/Shakings: 7 July
Industry happenings at Canon, Content Boutique, NZ Herald and oOh!media.
Movings/Shakings: 30 June–UPDATED
Industry happenings at DNA, Facebook, Adshel, Orange Productions, MediaWorks, Vanilla Brief, BTL and Maori TV.
Movings/Shakings: 19 June
Industry happenings at NZME, MediaWorks, Colenso BBDO/Proximity, Bauer, Chemistry Interaction, JustOne/.99, 2degrees, FutureYou, Ambient Group, Vena, eStar and Adhub.
Gill Stewart swaps one industry body for another as she takes the MA reins
Amid some major changes in the radio industry as NZME and MediaWorks embarked on their new multi-platform strategies, Gill Stewart stepped down as general manager of The Radio Bureau in February after around ten years in the role. And she’s now stepped up to the position of chief executive of the Marketing Association, replacing Michael Pryor.
Movings|Shakings: 12 June
Industry happenings at Metro, Colenso BBDO, NZME, NBR, Showcase Workshop, 3rdeye Recruitment, Font and Naked Recruitment.
As King heads to Australia, Lish comes full circle as Whybin\TBWA’s new creative sage
StopPress revealed a few weeks back that Whybin\TBWA’s executive creative director Dave King was departing (along with Jodi Willocks, who moved to Assignment) and it’s been announced he’s heading back to Australia to join Innocean Australia in the newly created role of executive creative director. Now chief executive Todd McLeay has confirmed that TBWA\ Melbourne creative director Andy Lish has stepped in to the breach in Auckland.
Movings|Shakings: 5 June
Industry happenings at Radio New Zealand, Touchcast, Sugar&Partners, Uno Loco and The Breeze.
Amanda Wilson adds her name to the list of recent MediaWorks departures
John Campbell is leaving the building after tonight’s show. And MediaWorks will be doubling up on farewell sausage rolls because it’s also the last day for head of marketing and publicity Amanda Wilson, who has been with the company for 12 years.
Whybin\TBWA says goodbye to two senior staffers, says hello to Starseed PR—UPDATED
Whybin\TBWA’s chief executive Todd McLeay had a go at industry rumourmongers telling tales of senior departures in a story in the NBR last week, and while he told StopPress he definitely wasn’t doing that in an interview in April, it has lost a couple of other senior staffers: executive creative director Dave King and client service director Jodi Willocks. But it’s added around eight more after a merger with Starseed PR.
Movings|Shakings: 22 May
News from Fairfax, Tourism New Zealand, Marketo, Film Construction, TVNZ, Colenso BBDO, Exposure, Pure SEO and Countdown.