Arrivals & Departures

Bauer Media has appointed veteran journalist and magazine editor (and current NZ Herald food columnist) Wendyl Nissen as editor of the Australian Women’s Weekly NZ magazine from the January issue.

Parnell-based QMS Media New Zealand is pleased to announce the appointment of Henry Rowley in the role of Account Manager, primarily focused on transit and outdoor media product delivery.   

D&AD has appointed Havas Work Club London creative partner Andy Sandoz as its president for 2015-16.

Bauer Media has promoted Woman’s Day group sales director Kaylene Hurley to the role of agency sales director.

Mango Communications has appointed a quartet of public relations specialists – two account directors and two account managers.

Music streaming service Spotify has hired Sydney-based former Southern Cross Austereo national sales chief Andrea Ingham to head up its NZ & Australian sales division.

Assignment Group has hired Clemenger BBDO Wellington former MD/ECD Duster Andrew and his former boss Peter Biggs to run Assignment from its Wellington base.

Auckland-based business-to-business ad agency Badger has dramatically increased its facial hair resource with the addition of new creative director Jon Coles, whose bushy chin increases the number of beards at Badger by 50%.

Colmar Brunton has appointed a media & digital director along with a new director of creative & brand strategy “to drive customer-centred growth solutions for clients”.

FCB Wellington has burgled its neighbour, Clemenger BBDDO Wellington, and snatched GM Sean Keaney to fill a similar role in the capital. Kearney starts in December.