Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: The New Zealand arm of global integrated creative agency VMLY&R has appointed Bhavika Rambhai as its new head of social media strategy.

AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO has announced the result of a successful visit to the senior ranks at Air New Zealand – the agency has hired Tracey Reed as lead strategist, personalisation & optimisation.

AUCKLAND, Today: Healthy Life Media, owners of the OOH Health TV network, have announced the return of industry veteran Trish Turney as media manager of the network.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Creative innovations agency Method has appointed former Pixel Fusion ceo Hayden Judd as GM, a move the agency believes “will help the business gear up for sustained growth.”

AUCKLAND, Today: Teresa Luckman has recently departed London to join the Colenso BBDO team as experience design lead. A native Kiwi, Luckman is a designer by trade, with more than a decade of experience in digital design, UI/UX design and, most recently, customer and brand experience design.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Customer intelligence agency Perceptive, has announced that two new senior leadership roles have been filled internally.

AUCKLAND, Today: Chris Pescott, Auckland-based founder of intelligence consultancy Perceptive, has been appointed to the newly established role of chief intelligence officer with Clemenger Group New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Recruitment specialists The Pond have added a new digital recruitment lead to its leadership team – Hayden Baker.

AUCKLAND, Today: Independent agency Thrive PR + Communications has grown its team with the appointment of Victoria Fruean as group account director and Natasha D’Souza as senior account manager.

AUCKLAND, Today: Val Morgan Group has unveiled key appointments and promotions to their New Zealand leadership team. NZ sales director Matt Tremain has taken on a group role leading the teams across its Val Morgan Cinema and VMO businesses effective immediately.