AUCKLAND, Today: The Monkeys Aotearoa is bolstering its strategic offering announcing three new hires – head of planning Tom Sykes, strategic planner Haley Hetherington and senior planner Craig McLeod.
Hancox adds Direct to NZME role
AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has announced the appointment of Paul Hancox as chief commercial officer. Hancox joined NZME in 2017. He joined the executive team as chief revenue officer in 2019. He will now oversee direct clients in addition to his existing portfolio.
The Feds nab Daisy Conroy-Botica
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Federation has announced the appointment of Daisy Conroy-Botica, formerly social and digital manager at Special Group, into the newly created role of digital and social strategy lead.
Amanda Cardinale joins Aamplify
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Downtown digital marketing agency Aamplify has announced the appointment of Amanda Cardinale as its new managing director. She succeeds Aamplify’s former managing partner, Samuel Williams, who stepped down from this role earlier this year.
Monkeys Business
SYDNEY: Wednesday: The Aussie arm of AUNZ creative agency The Monkeys has snared Colenso BBDO NZ Beth O’Brien to the position of head of innovation. Based in Sydney, she starts in January next year.
Eight makes multiple hires
AUCKLAND, Today: AUNZ film co Eight has announced multiple hires across their tvc production department and The Story Department. Headlining the swag of hires is award-winning NZ producer Claire Kelly.
Office tour not required
AUCKLAND, Monday: dentsu New Zealand has announced the appointment of Stevie Weber to the role of executive director, strategy. Weber is no stranger to the group, having departed dentsu in 2020 to take on the role of GM strategy for FCB NZ.
Colenso promotes Vicars & Devereux
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Colenso BBDO has confirmed the new creative leadership of the agency. Simon Vicars will step into the CCO role and Maria Devereux has been promoted to chief innovation officer (to add to her existing ECD title).
dentsu’s global swoop
LONDON, Thursday: dentsu International has announced the appointment of Alex Hesz as global chief strategy officer. The PR reckons: “This marks an important step in dentsu’s ambition to become the most integrated agency network in the world.”
Strategy Translator
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: FCB Media has confirmed the promotion of Philippa Mckenzie from the position of group business director at the agency to head of connections planning.
