Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: independent full-service PR & comms agency, Pead has appointed Courtney Stayte as account director in its corporate division.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has today announced the two external appointments of Alice Brougham and Kat Blackburn, as it extends its audio and commercial capabilities.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading Māori-owned, independent creative agency Run is growing its leadership team, with Ariana Stone, joining the CBD-based team as Pou Rautaki Ahurea Māori/CD.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday: Plato Creative has lured Kelly Lovelock back into agencyland as executive creative director.

AUCKLAND, Today: Freemans Bay creative/media agency Contagion has announced three new hires following new business wins and increased workload from existing clients.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Hadleigh Sinclair has returned to Colenso BBDO as group creative director – one of seven new hires announced by the agency.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Leading customer intelligence agency Perceptive, has welcomed a new member to its CX team and has announced two internal promotions across research and data science.

AUCKLAND, Today: Following a number of new business wins and the continuation of partnerships with BNZ, Contact Energy and Icebreaker, Freemans Bay agency Hearts & Science NZ has announced a number of internal senior promotions.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME is promoting marketers Mandie Strachan and Gemma Vovchenko into two newly created senior leadership roles.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: CBD-based independent media agency Together has formalised a new data and technology team to further its focus on business outcome-driven media.