Arrivals & Departures

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.

AUCKLAND, Monday: GroupM New Zealand has appointed Manjit Singh as head of product & technology, as the media network expands its tech capabilities.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: FCB Media has announced the arrival of Agata Ziemianska as head of digital planning. Ziemianska has worked in digital media for 15 years, with clients and agencies in Dublin, Sydney and Auckland.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has appointed Frances Morton to edit its Sunday and Your Weekend magazines. She starts in July. Morton joins Stuff’s Life team from her role as head of TVNZ’s youth digital platform Re: News.

AUCKLAND, Today: Publicis Groupe has announced three senior appointments to Publicis Spark Foundry New Zealand – and one departure.

AUCKLAND, Today: Retail media owner Hyper has welcomed Chris Burton into the business as its new general manager of media.  The appointment will see Burton take the reins of Hyper’s expanding retail proximity media networks as well as the sales and operations teams that support the portfolio’s growth.

AUCKLAND, Today: GroupM New Zealand has named Hannah Rowley as client services director to lead Mindshare and drive its Good Growth proposition in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: Billboards/bus media company Go Media has appointed Craig Du Plooy to the role of South Island sales manager with a focus on building the company’s direct advertiser portfolio.