Arrivals & Departures

APN Outdoor has appointed three industry players to key roles in its agency sales team. Media director Dale Cummins comes to APN Outdoor from heading up the Trading team at Ikon NZ, account director Krystina Ivicevich has experience across both creative and media agencies, and most recently as integration manager at Fairfax.

Google NZ country director Stephanie Davis is heading north to take on a new role as country director for Google Singapore.

Adshel has appointed two new account managers to its Auckland sales team to support the growth the business is experiencing.

Citing a rapid expansion of its online business, digital & directory services company Yellow has appointed Marcus Wild to the “key senior role” of marketing manager – content & creative, with responsibility for building the company’s marketing and content platform for SMEs and consumers.

Colenso BBDO PR & awards manager Anita Hodgman – M+AD’s regular contact at the agency – is heading offshore “to see more of this world”. Her replacement is Amanda Macfarlane.

New Zealand’s largest indie media agency MBM has made significant changes, drawing on expertise and performance from within to cement in place a new-look, five-strong management team.

The Clemenger Group has unveiled senior management changes at the group’s PR agency Porter Novelli NZ. Managing director Strahan Wallis will move to the US as managing director of Porter Novelli Southern California.

Microsoft NZ has made three senior appointments to its Auckland-based marketing team. Chris Dick steps into the role of head of marketing, Pip Simeon takes the commercial marketing lead role and Bob Glancy joins as communications lead.

Auckland communications agency Mango – part of the DDB Group – has welcomed back two senior practitioners to its fold, hired a newbie, and promoted two from within the agency.

Kingsland-based digital agency Darkhorse has hired experienced digital marketer April Findlay after landing the Black Dog Brewing Company, DHL and Black Interiors accounts.