FCB NZ ceo Brian van den Hurk has today announced that he will be retiring in early 2017, after 40 years in the agency business, including 28 years at FCB locally and offshore.
Arrivals & Departures: Bauer taps ex Canvas ed, Curious signs Tarantino’s Kiwi muse
Bauer Media has appointed Michele Crawshaw as editor of the Australian Women’s Weekly NZ magazine. The previous – temporary – editor was Wendyl Nissan, who ran the title in 2016 while then-editor Cath Bennett was on maternity leave. Bennett had since chosen not to return.
Arrivals & Departures: Maccas serves up top McJobs
McDonald’s New Zealand has confirmed new appointments in three key positions: Dave Howse as managing director, Jo Mitchell as director of marketing and Brid Drohan-Stewart as Head of Marketing.
Arrivals & Departures: US tech co hires NZ manager
US/Sydney-based Quantcast, a leader in applying the power of big data to digital and mobile advertising, has appointed experienced industry executive Brendan Muller to lead its New Zealand operations.
Arrivals & Departures: Hauraki & ACC welcome new content director
NZME announced today that Mike Lane will be joining the NZME Content team in the newly created role of content director – Radio Hauraki and The ACC (Alternative Commentary Collective).
Arrivals & Departures: Recruiter back from Oz
Talya Avram has joined the Jobmedia team in Auckland after two years’ recruiting for the creative industries in Sydney and Melbourne.
Arrivals & Departures: Dow evolves with digital, Back to the future for Designworks, Clems taps Coulson
With a key hire, leading Auckland branding agency Dow Design has hired Michael Evans as digital director, tasked with integrating design and digital more optimally.
Arrivals & Departures: Silent Hancox switches sides, Nick Sampson becomes a Principal
MediaWorks group head of revenue Paul Hancox left the company last week “to take up a new position” (according to a MW release) but M+AD inquiries have revealed this new position is head of business partnerships & customer acquisition at NZME).
Arrivals & Departures: JWT taps new ECD
After a global search, J Walter Thompson New Zealand has hired Justin Barnes as executive creative director. Barnes, who was most recently creative director at SapientNitro in London, will take the creative reins in January.
Arrivals & Departures: Datalicious taps new NZ chief
Datalicious, the global big data analytics agency providing client-focused full-service marketing solutions and products, has today announced the appointment of Christian Sykes as the new managing director for New Zealand.
