Arrivals & Departures

Clemenger Group’s Auckland shopper comms agency Raydar has announced the promotion of Tom Roydhouse to managing partner of Raydar this week, following recent leadership changes within the group and is based on the continued success that Raydar has experienced over the past three years.

NZ agency executive Joanna Gray is returning to Sydney from Ogilvy & Mather Auckland to join 303 MullenLowe as its new client service director and managing partner, according to Aussie site Campaign Brief.

Terri Collier has joined Harvey Cameron Group Christchurch as channel director, a role where she will help lead the agency’s new business, paid and owned media agendas.

Dentsu Aegis Network NZ has added further capability to its strategy team with the appointment of Stevie Weber as group head of insight – a newly created position designed to meet the growing needs of the group.

Edwin Rozells has been named head of transformation at Colenso BBDO, to help clients navigate and grow their business in a digital world. 

Distinguished arts & business journalist Nick Grant appears to have parted company with NBR – his editorial home for the past four years.

Paris-based market researcher Ipsos has announced Carin Hercock’s appointment as managing director of its New Zealand operations. Hercock brings nearly 30 years’ experience in the research and marketing industry to her new role, most recently at Nielsen NZ, where she spent more than four years as executive director of customer insights.

Downtown Auckland-based strategic brand agency Culture & Theory has announced the appointment of experienced strategist and business director Carol Soundy to the new role as general manager. 

Sarah Bolger, formerly the chief client officer at research outfit Colmar Brunton NZ, has been announced as managing director of the company.

Colmar Brunton has appointed Grant Bell as group account director. He brings more than two decades of quantitative research and analytics experience in the Asia-Pacific region, most recently with his own research consultancy in Sydney, where his clients included Vodafone, TAL, Lion, Coca-Cola, News Corp Australia, Qantas and General Motors Holden.