Arrivals & Departures

Sydney, September 05, 2017: WPP AUNZ has promoted industry veteran Rob McLachlan as ceo of its growing Data Investment Management Group, which includes a range of research, training & comms agencies in New Zealand and Australia. Previously, he was a finance executive with the group.

PR exponent Gavin Ogden has left downtown Auckland agency Pursuit, and moved to Tauranga where he’s set himself up as a writer and a filmmaker specialising in end-to-end video production for small businesses.

MediaCom has today announced the appointment of established industry veteran Craig Marshall as client service director. His role will focus on existing successful client partnerships.

Strategy Creative Christchurch has signed Colenso BBDO Auckland group business director of experiential Nick Harvey as its managing partner in his original home town, Christchurch.

Melbourne-based Victoria Gehrig has been appointed to the newly-created role of head of acquisition integration for Dentsu Aegis Network ANZ.

Fairfax Media NZ – now rebranded as Stuff – has appointed Sinead Boucher as CEO. Previously, she was Fairfax’s group executive editor for four years and before that was part of them team which developed the Stuff website.

Grey Lynn-based production company Screentime NZ has hired production executive Tina McLaren to oversee the growing slate of fiction and non-fiction Screentime projects.

Strategy Creative Auckland’s studio will have a new managing partner from today with Melanie Spencer stepping into the role. She finishes her current position as general manager at commercial interior design group Spaceworks, to join Strategy Auckland creative partner and studio founder, Gideon Keith.

Facebook continues to grow its Sydney-based Creative Shop with the announcement of four senior hires to support the ANZ business.

Auckland-based post production company Toybox has appointed Sam McCauley as executive producer. McCauley is already executive producer of Toybox’s sister company, full-service production company Flying Start Pictures. This appointment will see him fulfilling the role across both companies.