Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Rory Gallery, the chief strategic officer at Special New Zealand, has been named Global Strategic Planner of the Year at the Campaign Global Awards in London.

AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby creative agency YoungShand has welcomed three new staffers to its team. GM Emma Dalton said: “Each of these women bring their own signature style and expertise, and we are pumped to have them and their brains in the building.

AUCKLAND, Today: Public Trust has announced the appointment of Lyndsey Francis to the role of GM marketing & digital. She joins Public Trust from Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission where she has held the role of marketing director. Before that, she held roles at TVNZ, Starcom, Total Media, and Zenith Optimedia.

AUCKLAND, Today: Freemans Bay indie Republik has announced the appointment of Nadine Hollows as the agency’s studio manager.

AUCKLAND, Today: dentsu Aotearoa has announced the appointment of Anne Boothroyd as new ECD, joining a growing team. dentsu Creative Aotearoa MD Murray Streets said: “She joins us as a strong representation of modern creativity. Her ability to think agnostically, drive culture, and invent the future will play a key part in how she will help lead our creative team.

SINGPORE, Today: Media Intelligence platform Telum Media has appointed Stuart Thompson as its New Zealand manager.

AUCKLAND, Today: Digitas New Zealand has appointed Gavin Becker as managing director, based in the Saatchi & Saatchiu building in Parnell.

AUCKLAND, Today: MBM has appointed Kate Grigg – ex FCB NZ – as head of digital media in the Auckland office.

HAMILTON, Thursday: Out-of-home provider Globox Digital Billboards has welcomed a new addition to their land acquisition team – Scott Williams.

AUCKLAND, Today: Indie creative & design agency Brandspank has bolstered its team to allow for continued delivery of “effective, high impact solutions for its clients, whilst also strengthening it’s digital offering”.