Arrivals & Departures

WELLINGTON, Today: Wellington indie agency GSL Promotus has welcomed Matt Eastwood as creative director and Cam Frecklington as copywriter.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Indie media agency MBM has appointed Denise Tan as digital director, working collaboratively with client service director Will Tran.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Symonds St-based creative experience agency Crave Global has appointed two new directors. Georgina Otto joins the team as experiential director, while Dean Taylor boosts the company’s digital offering with the newly created role of digital director.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Special Group general manager Storm Day has left the agency for a new role at AUNZ indie The Monkeys. Day has been joint GM alongside John Marshall, who will remain as GM.

AUCKLAND, Today: Steve Kane has decided to depart Grey Lynn indie agency True after nearly five years as managing director. He said: “While it’s not a decision made lightly, the timing is right for both me and the agency.

AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks has announced the appointment of four new members to its media solutions team – Kim Gribble, Lauren Brown, Rose MacNicol and Rebekah Dewhurst.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Indie retail innovation agency Hyper has announced the appointment of Kylie Stafford to lead the company’s retail marketing division.

AUCKLAND, Monday: MediaWorks has announced the appointment of Angus Swainson as its new outdoor director. Swainson has been with MediaWorks since 2019 and has more than 20 years’ experience in media as a lawyer and in senior leadership roles.

AUCKLAND, Today: CBD-based healthcare advertising & marketing agency Essence – the Health Agency, which rebranded in August, has boosted the level of its specialist communication offering.

AUCKLAND, Today: Creative Director Kim Ellison has hit the road, departing Stanley St for Hawke’s Bay. Ellison has been with the agency for around 15 years on and off, working with several ECDs – Grafton, O’Leary, Meares & Taine, and even a stint with herself in the role.