Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Friday: DDB Aotearoa has announced the promotion of Veronica Copestake, Mitch Young, and Hanna Pettit to new roles within the company. Copestake has been promoted to the role of creative director, Young to lead business partner, and Pettit to business partner.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Grey Lynn-based Mango Aotearoa has made four new hires across its PR team, bolstering its offering with the addition of an account director and three account managers.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Comms & PR agency Pead has expanded its leadership team “to underpin the agency’s growth and evolution”.

AUCKLAND, Today: Parnell-based media agency Spark Foundry New Zealand has invested in its offering to clients with the appointment of Sophie Radford, and the internal promotions of Kelly Rosnell and Paul Hamilton to client partners.

AUCKLAND, Today: The editor of North & South magazine has left the current affairs title to join rival The New Zealand Listener, according to BusinessDesk media & marketing reporter Daniel Dunkley.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: MediaWorks has appointed Brad Morgan to the newly created executive role of outdoor director. MediaWorks interim ceo Wendy Palmer said the new role reflects the importance of out of home to MediaWorks’ future strategy.

AUCKLAND, Today: After “an incredible” 20+ years in recruitment, Debbie Kitson from Portfolio Recruitment has retired. Annie McCulloch and Caro Armstrong have taken over the reins under a new brand – Gather Creative Recruitment.

AUCKLAND, Today: Directors Dan Max and Keith Ehrlich have joined Reel Factory’s growing roster. A talented director, photographer and cinematographer, Palmerston North-born Dan ‘Maxy’ Max is most at home in the great outdoors, usually found in the bush or on the beach with his four-legged companion Girl.

SYDNEY, Today: Brand and customer experience agency VMLY&R has announced the promotion of Sydney-based AUNZ CCO Paul Nagy to chief creative officer APAC.

WELLINGTON, Today: MBM New Zealand has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Samuel Yap-Choong as GM of data and analytics.