Arrivals & Departures

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. 

JUCY Rentals NZ head of marketing Zoe Macfarlane has been tapped by her head office in the US, where she will move shortly to take up the role of VP marketing & business development.

Awarded New Zealand creative Rory McKechnie, who departed DDB Auckland earlier this year after five years, has taken a senior copywriter role at Droga5 New York. 

Bauer Media agency sales director Suzanne Bull has resigned (destination unknown as press time). “Suzanne has been an extremely valued member of our senior leadership team,” says Bauer commercial director Paul Gardiner.

MediaCom Sweden ceo Linus Hjoberg is to join sibling WPP agency Ikon in NZ as joint managing director, working with current Ikon NZ current managing director Emma Bolser, reporting to GroupM NZ ceo Sean Seamer.

Tourism company Southern Discoveries continues to expand by adding new roles to its marketing team. With the new additions, the company is focusing its marketing operations into online and offline, PR and partnerships.