Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has announced it is launching a new audio division, and has made a key hire “to spearhead growth in this rapidly accelerating area”.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Yahoo has appointed Tama Sweetman as NZ head of sales, effective immediately. After spending 14 years in AU, Sweetman will be heading back home to Auckland for the role.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has this morning announced four senior appointments to its agency sales team. Greg McCrea has been made head of agency sales, following the consolidation of NZME’s Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Australian-based agency teams, who will report to him.

HAMILTON, Saturday: The Globox digital billboards team is expanding, with their most recent addition bringing over 30 years of sales experience to the business.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Deloitte Digital Creative NZ has announced its hiring of Abbi Barker as programme director. She’s ex Ogilvy NZ and Colenso BBDO, and most recently spent three years in London at Vice magazine’s creative division, Virtue.

AUCKLAND, Today: MBM NZ has further strengthened its leadership team, following the appointment of ceo Lee-Ann Morris, who took up her new role in February.

AUCKLAND, Today: Dentsu Media NZ has announced the launch of its newly formed ANZ product team, headed by Richard Pook as chief product officer. He will retain his base in Auckland, managing the AUNZ business on both sides of the Tasman.

WELLINGTON, Monday: Clemenger BBDO has promoted senior creative: Mark Dalton to executive creative director; and Alex Metson, Frances Cooke, JP Twaalfhoven, Mike Gwyther and Steve Hansen to Project Creative Directors.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Proximity NZ has announced Romit Sinha will be re-joining the agency as director of technology, strengthening its multi-channel offering for clients.

AUCKLAND, Today: PHD has created four new senior roles – and all of them have been successfully filled from within the agency.