Arrivals & Departures

Over the past few weeks Touchcast has welcomed three new senior figures to its Auckland leadership team – General Manager Jacqui Copas, Client Service Director Steve Pountney and Design Director Dean Pomfrett.

Business telecommunications provider Kordia has appointed seasoned executive Craig Williams to the position of Director of Sales & Marketing.

Corporate PR firm One Plus One Group today announced the appointment of Mike Hutcheson to the newly created role of Non-Executive Chairman.

MediaWorks and its Bravo joint-venture partner NBCUniversal International Networks has appointed Maria Mahony as General Manager for Bravo New Zealand, and confirmed its five directors.

Designworks has appointed Danielle Barclay to the newly created leadership role of Group Head of Brand Experience, effective immediately.

Seasoned adman Grant Maxwell is joining the Wellington arm of digital marketing specialist Uprise Digital to add more clout to the agency as it continues to grow its client base and influence.

The Bank of New Zealand has appointed TVNZ ceo Kevin Kenrick to its board of directors. Kenrick will join the board on Friday 1 July as a non-executive director, replacing one of two departing directors, former Fletcher Group executive Susan Macken and founding Landcare Research chief Andy Pearce.

The Clemenger Group NZ has today announced the appointment of Vanessa Nicol to the newly created role of Managing Partner to run and manage the Spark business across six Clemenger Group companies: Colenso BBDO, Proximity, Touchcast, Creative Activation, .99 and Dynamo Media.

DDB Group’s Mango Communications has appointed Sean Brown as general manager, and Chloe Hewitt to a freshly created role of group business director. 

Auckland-based independent consultancy Pead PR is boosting its tech team resources with the appointment of Sarah Munnik to the role of account director.