Arrivals & Departures

The Public Relations Institute has tapped Wellington PR practitioner Katie Mathison as its new president, replacing Bruce Fraser, who has held the role for the past two years.

Auckland-based Niki Schuck PR has brought another contractor, Kate Barron, on board to meet the demands of the expanding business. 

TVNZ has appointed ex-NZ Yahoo sales boss Louis Niven as GM Online Sales to drive the overall growth of its digital media business.

Auckland-based digital ad sales house ad2one has announced the appointment of two new executives.

Marketing Association stakeholder relations & admin manager Sylvia Devlin – a true legend in this business – is moving on after 30 years at the MA. 

New York, NY (May 03, 2016) – The One Club, producers of the prestigious One Show Awards and Creative Week, overnight announced that it has appointed six new members to its board: Mark Tutssel, Judy John, Rei Inamoto, Pete Favat, Leslie Sims and Colenso BBDO creative chairman Nick Worthington (as a member of the International Board).

Auckland-based Film Construction has added Way Ward director-producers Sam Doyon & Morgan Way to its Sydney team.

Former NZME executive Phil Eustace has been appointed chair of the Newspaper Publishers’ Association, replacing Gisborne Herald MD Michael Muir, who has held the role since 2007.

The numbers in the media department at Freemans Bay full-service agency Contagion have risen by two, with the promotion of Suzie Thompson and the hiring of Ryan Jordan as Joint Heads of Media.

Coca-Cola (NZ) Amatil has appointed former television frontman Neil Waka to lead its communications team as corporate affairs manager.