Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: Virginia Hyland has officially wrapped up her time as CEO of Havas Media Network ANZ, following the completion of her agency’s buy-out after joining Havas through the 2020 acquisition of Hyland Media.

AUCKLAND, Today: WPP has named Cindy Rose as its new CEO, effective 1 September 2025. She’ll take over from Mark Read, who’s stepping down and will support the transition through to the end of the year.

AUCKLAND, Today: Spark Foundry NZ has promoted Kelly Rosnell-Shand to General Manager Client Service, backing her to help steer the agency’s continued growth and dial up its client experience game.

AUCKLAND, Today: Samsung Ads has brought in two new heavy-hitters — Levi Guillory and Carla Dawson — as the business continues to scale across ANZ and SEA.

AUCKLAND, Today: Interplay Media has appointed Scott Hughes to lead its publisher monetisation efforts in New Zealand—establishing a local presence for the first time and signalling a major step forward in its regional growth strategy.

AUCKLAND, Today: MBM has named Edd Lucas as the new General Manager of its Wellington office, stepping up after seven years with the agency.

AUCKLAND, Today: Bastion has named Cheuk Chiang as its new Group CEO, effective 1 July 2025. Co-founder Jack Watts becomes Executive Director, focusing on strategic growth opportunities.

AUCKLAND, Today: Rise and Shine is celebrating a trio of well-earned promotions, recognising the growth, dedication and creativity of three team members who all began their journeys as interns.

AUCKLAND, Today: The World Out of Home Organization has welcomed two fresh faces to its board — Ocean Outdoor’s Tim Bleakley and Multiply Group’s Jawad Hassan. At the same time, Clear Channel’s Martin Corke is stepping down.

AUCKLAND, Today: Adhese is stepping up its global retail media game with two major hires and the launch of Retail Media as a Service (RMaaS) — a fresh offer built to help retailers run serious media businesses, without doing it all alone.