Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has announced further additions to its commercial team, strengthening its multi-platform offering for clients.

AUCKLAND, Today: Discovery ANZ’s senior director for ad sales Donna Gurney has been appointed the new chair for ThinkTV.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Discovery ANZ has announced a key internal promotion, with NZ-based Kerry Leonard appointed to the senior manager – integration leadership role.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Indie creative agency Federation has announced another five appointments, this time to its creative production team, including Miranda Kennedy as creative delivery lead.

AUCKLAND, Today: USA/AU/NZ agency Attain has scored a coup, signing storied adman Mike Hutcheson for its global advisory board.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has appointed Louisa Dallow (née McClure) to its digital leadership team in the newly created role of GM Customer.

WELLINGTON, Today: Clemenger Group’s customer intelligence agency Perceptive has announced it will be opening a Wellington office, with Roman Konopka joining the team as research director.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Clockwork Films as announced the appointment of Tim Costar to the role of EP/MD for its New Zealand shop.

AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks has appointed Wayne Stevenson as its new board chair. He has been acting as interim chair since August 2021 and first joined the board in late 2019.

AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Group Aotearoa NZ has strengthened its social and digital offering with the appointment of Sam Snowden to the newly created role of head of social.