Changes at Seven Sharp, OMD loses an experienced campaigner to MBM, Bruce Matchett leaves his Singaporean post, another Fairfax shift and the NBR announces its new front page tenant.
Browsing: Movings/Shakings
It’s been a busy end-of-year for DDB NZ, with some big losses and a few big wins. And it’s got some more news to share because executive creative director Andy Fackrell has decided to take up a new role within the DDB Group as regional creative director for Asia Pacific and will move to Sydney in the new year.
Alan Gourdie joins the board table at Designworks, Dave Gibson adds NZFC chief executive badge to his decorated career, Marsden Inch acknowleges young duo’s talents, Porter Novelli brings on young comms hotshot for six-month internship, Justin du Fresne follows Deaker out the Newstalk ZB door, IBM and the Marketing Association put their heads together.
Telecom has made some big changes this year—both internally and to its agency structure. And there’s time for another big one before Christmas, with general manager of brand, communications and digital Kellie Nathan set to depart in February after taking on the job of general manager of marketing at Pumpkin Patch.
A new addition all but cements the new Fairfax executive team, Facebook hunts for a head of sales in New Zealand, Network’s Dennis Lynch passes the baton, Twenty plus one, Toni Knowles heads up VeNa, Stacey Perillo takes on Facilitate Digital role, PPR lauded for innovation, Hunter names a new general manager, 18 pyars get accrediatation, TV3 inspires a new generation of reporters and Metro Recruitment aims digital.
TVNZ’s loss is Orion Health’s gain as Annemarie Browne moves on, more changes at Fairfax, Aegis welcomes a new digital media guru, Octane rekindles old flame, 19-year-old entrepreneurial hot shot heads to the US and Iain Nealie shacks up with Google.
David Walden used to say that those working in advertising were paid danger money because you never knew when clients would walk out the door. And, after losing a couple of accounts recently, DDB NZ has felt the burn.
Russell Browne heads to Brazil, Angela Spain gets some Asia-Pacific props, Veitch subs in for Deaks, Brent Smart moves up the Saatchi chain, 3rd Eye adds twins, Otago University students impress at Australian Planning Idol and Kenexa names New Zealand’s top workplaces.
.99 mans the fort with some senior staffers, Murray Deaker switches off, and changes at The Radio Network, Hunter and Pead PR.
Affinity ID kicked off in 2008 when Geoff Cooper and Angela Day took the agency into private ownership from the Clemenger Group. It began life with 27 staff and has grown to almost 80 digital specialists across a range of disciplines. And it has added two more big names to its board and senior management team, with Nigel Tutt joining as group general manager and Roger Shepherd joining as an independent director.
Alana O’Neill joins MediaWorks, a shock for Jock, Jo Jalfon shifts from phones to food, NZDM Awards judges announced, Kelly Millier heads to NZ Lotteries, its Les Mills for Lwindi Ellis and Thick as Thieves adds Michael Duignan to its roster.
In Movings/Shakings this week, Martins markets Kordia, Burger King serves up new marketing GM James Woodbridge, call Stephen England-Hall loyal, Heard’s the one for Trio, Borgman joins Robber’s Dog pack and Tim McFarlane is on the map at GeoOp.
DB’s new marketing director, changes at Lion, DraftFCB recognised as one of the country’s best workplaces, Cooney heads for Swaytech, Media Design School grads go fulltime at Sugar & Partners, Marc Ellis swaps More for less and Auckland Airport brings a digital boffin into the fold.
The Herald on Sunday can stop chasing now it has a new lead, Westpac is on the hunt for a GM of strategy, products and marketing, Cooper Street gets Time on its hands, Devlin is back in the fold for Radio Sport and True bolsters its leadership ranks.
BNZ adds an experienced banking campaigner, Network Communications brings back a ‘PR explorer’, Sky names its new government glad-hander, changes at DB, new Peads and finalists named for PRINZ Communicator of the year.
PPR has brought a new meaning to the phrase content is king by hiring ex-Fairfax marketing and communications manager Sandra King as principal consultant, strategy, in an effort to help solve the major content marketing and management challenge faced by New Zealand companies.
Rob O’Neill goes back to his tech roots, Maria Slade means business, Undertow Media lands in Auckland, Alex Radford heads to Consortium, Louise Richardson hangs up her NZ Woman’s Weekly hat, Josephine Mackenize joins Blockhead and The Sweet Shop adds another to its roster.
Another senior hire for Y&R, another big scalp for the Radio Network, a rare expansion at MediaWorks, more volume for Volom and a fashion expert for Pead.
Fairfax’s new local chief, True launches new space division, APN staffers on the move, Checkpoint Charlie launches, Jason Gunn and TRN part company and Admission on the move.
He led the project to bring the National Bank and the ANZ together. And he led it bloody well. But now head of marketing Mike Cunnington is off for a new adventure within government.
Carin Hercock swaps APN for Nielsen, the Red Bulletin takes a new approach, Sim Ahmed and Simon Pound join start-up Vend HQ, Damien Shatford signs with the Sweet Shop, Republik gets some Aussie biz, Big Mobile gets bigger, Rose Matafeo changes channels, Stefan Korn takes Creative HQ reins and APN Outdoor heads to Broadway.
Clemenger businesses on the move in Welly, Bauer looks inside and finds a new advertising director, The Radio Network lures a big radio fish back home, Fairfax hands Lions Festivals baton to Val Morgan, Mark Reekie heads for the islands and Spotify announces new ANZ head of sales.
Mel Reece departs from MediaWorks, Changes at Loyalty New Zealand, a triple treat at Saatchi & Saatchi, great Shakes at Running With Scissors, Subway shifts, and Ooh ramps up its creative capabilities.
Yahoo’s new sales peeps, Ali Williams gets radio gig and more hip hop and RnB for the whole country.
ZO moves up the road, Bauer moves up the hill, The Sweet Shop’s new tech head, Robert Munro goes back to his agency roots, Justin Flitter joins Aamplify, Shaun Pettigrew joins Collective Force, new hire for Heyrex, NZ Reseller News is reborn online and Mi9 adds one to the pile.
iSite Media switches agencies, Ogilvy & Mather locks in a pair of creative directors, Andrew Sparrow goes it alone, Kraft New Zealand gets with the Mondelez International programme, Phil Clemas takes on Men’s Health Trust role and David Bell’s foray into writing.
Darryn Melrose heads back to school, Colenso expands its team, Sarah Putt moves from IT press to IT Professionals, Icebreaker redesigns its business, SenateSHJ gets a high five, Tourism Australia adds to its Kiwi flock, and Simon Gault gets a brand manager.
Jae Morrison shifts to Finch, farewelling Nick Coombe, more gold for Kim Hill, Spark PR picks up Pacific Brands, Trio shacks up with Tourism Malaysia, changes at Positively Wellington Tourism, the arrival of AAANZ, and Tourism Fiji welcomes a new regional director.
Y&R New Zealand got some good news today when it found out it had won a bronze lion at Cannes for the MetService’s Weather to Wake app. And it’s got some more good news to announce: the appointment of experienced advertising campaigner Abbe Hale as general manager.
New Radio NZ head, PRINZ announces its top brass, new shopping channel announces a familiar face as chief executive, Media Design School makes a couple of upgrades, AWARD School opens its Auckland doors again, Naked Sydney takes EA games PR biz and Ad2One adds another site to its list.