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Wendy Palmer set to join NZME ranks
Former MediaWorks radio chief executive, Wendy Palmer, has announced her new move to NZME. Palmer is due to start as their chief radio and commercial officer from mid-November.
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Stanley St Wellington welcomes five local hires
Stanley St has put a focus on local talent acquisitions. It’s introducing five new roles into its Wellington office, including Aaron White as head of Stanley St Wellington.
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Carat appoints Sue Squillace as ANZ CEO
Sue Squillace has been appointed chief executive of Carat Australia and New Zealand. She joins Carat from Spark Foundry where she held several leadership roles – most recently as chief executive since 2017.
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GroupM names Chris Riley NZ CEO
GroupM once again has a chief executive role in New Zealand, promoting former Wavemaker MD and GroupM chief operating officer Chris Riley into the position.
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PHD Group’s senior leadership team has a new lineup
PHD and Spark PR & Activate have seen a suite of changes to its senior leadership team, with Nikki Grafton, Lee-Ann Morris, Christophe Spencer and Dallas Gurney all moving up.
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Bridget Lamont joins Loyalty New Zealand as chief marketing officer
Bridget Lamont has been appointed chief marketing officer of Loyalty New Zealand, a new role which will see her report to chief executive, Lizzy Ryley.
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Dominic Quin appointed Foodstuffs group general manager of marketing and customer experience
Dominic (Dom) Quin is joining the Foodstuffs New Zealand team as group general manager of marketing and customer experience, replacing Steve Bayliss who is leaving after seven years with the company.
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Foodstuffs’ Steve Bayliss to depart
Foodstuffs group general manager of marketing Steve Bayliss is set to depart the company, StopPress understands.
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Clive Ormerod hangs up on Spark, joins Les Mills International
Spark’s general manager of customer and marketing, Clive Ormerod, is set to depart the company and take on the CMO role at Les Mills International.
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Bridget Lamont departs Countdown
Countdown general manager of marketing Bridget Lamont’s 13-year tenure at the retail business has come to an end.
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Movings/Shakings: 31 October
Industry happenings at Newstalk ZB, ATEED, Vector, ESPN and APN Outdoor.
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Contagion appoints Todd McCracken as joint-ECD
Contagion has lured New Zealand-born creative talent Todd McCracken back home with a joint-executive creative director role.
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Melanie Spencer joins Strategy Auckland as managing partner
Strategy Creative Auckland’s studio will have a new managing partner from Monday with Melanie Spencer stepping into the role.
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Movings/Shakings: 17 August
Industry happenings at TRA, Dentsu Aegis Network, Go Media and TVNZ.
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Movings/Shakings: 13 July
Industry happenings at DDB, 99, Republik and Barnes Catmur & Friends Dentsu.
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Paul Catmur becomes CEO as Daniel Barnes moves to strategy-focused role at Barnes Catmur & Friends Dentsu
After 20 years at the helm, Daniel Barnes will move on from his role as CEO to focus on strategic projects and client relationships, assuming the role of founder and partner at Barnes Catmur & Friends Dentsu.
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Movings/Shakings: 28 February
Industry happenings at ANZ, Sovereign, MediaWorks, OMANZ, Newsroom, Voice, Colourbox, Maslow and Men’s Health Trust.
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Katie Mills reunites with former MediaWorks executives Sussan Turner and Peter Crossan at Aspire2
Katie Mills, the former head of brand and marketing at MediaWorks, has followed some of her previous crew to private tertiary education conglomerate Aspire2.
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Movings/Shakings: 29 November
Industry happenings at Colenso BBDO, Frucor and Datalicious.
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Movings/Shakings: 14 October
Industry happenings at Metro, Chemistry Interaction, Motion Sickness, KBR Digital and Dentsu Aegis.
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Movings/Shakings: 6 October
Industry happenings at FCB, 90 Seconds, Fairfax Media and Johnson & Laird.
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Movings/Shakings: 26 August
Industry happenings at OMD Wellington, MediaWorks, Augusto, APN Outdoor and Robber’s Dog.
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Alex Lawson crosses the floor to Carat
Carat has announced the appointment of Alex Lawson to the role of group business director.
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Movings / Shakings: 22 April
Industry happenings at Coca-Cola Amatil, Bloggers Club, Method, Cheapflights, MediaMath, Jade Software, Eyeota, TEDx Auckland and Mobile Embrace Limited.
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Movings/Shakings: 12 February
Industry happenings at Frucor, Flight Centre, Fairfax Media, Adshel, Bauer, Fresh Focus, Brandstand, Sizmek and Rubicon Project.
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Katie Mills bids farewell to MediaWorks after 15 years—UPDATED
MediaWorks head of brand and marketing Katie Mills has ended her long tenure at the media company, taking up the position of general manager of marketing and communications at infrastructure consultancy Opus International Consultants.
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Movings|Shakings: 20 November
Industry happenings at Vodafone, Accenture, Tracta Advertising, Urban List and Z Card.
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Movings|Shakings: 13 November
Industry happenings at RNZ, Tangible Media, Ogilvy & Mather, ASB, MediaWorks, Reel Factory, Google, Lightbox, Porter Novelli and Nielsen.
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Movings/Shakings: 3 November
Industry happenings at Hourigan International, Spark, MediaWorks, Finch and Federation.
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NZME’s Shayne Currie: ‘We can’t expect that what we’ve done for the last 150 years will let us thrive in the future’
NZME confirmed today there would be a total of 15 redundancies across the business as part of its decision to bring news staff across radio, print and digital together in a single newsroom, which will house 280 employees.