Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Aotearoa NZ has made further appointments to its strategy team. Josh Watson joins the Auckland-based team as planner and Shivani Narsai as junior planner.

AUCKLAND, Today: Mango Aotearoa has appointed three new team members, with the addition of an experienced digital content specialist and two account coordinators.

AUCKLAND, Today: media trading executive Dale Cummings is set to join oOh!media NZ as trading manager, commencing on Monday. He replaces Christie Tanner (who departed at the end of the year; destination unknown) and will work with group commercial sales director Phil Lucy and the NZ management team.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: DDB Aotearoa NZ has promoted Nikki McKelvie to managing director. She replaces Chris Willingham, who left the ad sector in June last year to become CMO of Australian footwear & clothing maker R.M.Williams.

AUCKLAND, Today: School Road Publishing has enlisted Lisa Hay as head of commercial. Hay was GM of Pumpt Agency, a boutique North Shore shop specialising in DM, flyer & catalogue design.

AUCKLAND, Today: US comedy director Andrew Laurich, currently a resident of Auckland, has joined the Fish&Clips New Zealand roster for commercial work in the antipodes.

AUCKLAND: TVNZ last month announced the appointment of Simon Power as its next chief executive, replacing Kevin Kenrick who has resigned after nine years at the helm.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME this morning announced that Kelly Gunn will join the company as GM Communications.

NEW YORK, Friday: GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, has names Marie-Claire Barker as global chief people officer, effective January. She succeeds Jennifer Remling, who was appointed WPP’s chief people officer only in October.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Commercial Communications Council has unveiled the appointment of Simon Lendrum as their new ceo.