Arrivals & Departures

HAMILTON, Today: Waikato-based digital out-of-home network Globox has appointed Georgia Wells to the role of customer experience specialist.

AUCKLAND, Today: Britomart-based research & insights agency TRA has boosted its senior leadership, appointing Irena Bakker as its new head of people & capability, and Stephen Churchman as head of design.

AUCKLAND, Today: PR shop Pead has signed TVNZ hot-shot Genevieve Chunn as head of creative. Most recently the creative director for TVNZ, Chunn was responsible for the for TVNZ OnDemand and Heihei kids’ platform.

AUCKLAND, Today: FCB Aotearoa has announced the return of Jared Isle as creative director of newly formed creative data agency FCB/SIX.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Proximity NZ has continued to grow its strategy & planning team with the appointment of Matt Jenks as senior strategist.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has made two key appointments to its data & insights team to “strengthen its advantage as a customer-focused, insights-driven business”.

HAMILTON, Today: Globox digital billboards has expanded with the appointment of lead strategist Mark Jamieson, who joins from MediaWorks where he spent 15 years as creative director and four years in sales.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday: Lee Parkinson has returned to independent central city agency Plato Creative as strategy director, bringing 20 years of international advertising experience with him.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has appointed Ben Haywood as chief product officer, with current product lead Fei Bian Goh moving into an executive strategic advisor role to develop key strategic initiatives.

AUCKLAND, Monday: GroupM New Zealand has named Christophe Spencer as chief digital officer to lead digital, technology and transformation as the group “evolves its proposition and shapes the next era of media”.