Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: Indie PR agency Aruga has appointed Georgia Coleman to head up its New Zealand office in the newly created role of country manager. Coleman has recently relocated home to Auckland from Sydney.

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Australasian production company Eight has signed award-winning director/DP duo Mitch Green & Louis English, who operate under the moniker Tourist. They are based in Australia, but work on both sides of the Tasman.

CHRISTCHURCH, Today: NZME is expanding its commercial presence in the South Island, appointing Ben Harris to lead NZME Christchurch, and promoting Matt Bowness to head NZME’s South Island agency team.

AUCKLAND, Friday: Leading out-of-home company JCDecaux has announced the appointment of two senior sales leaders – Matt Kum and David Carran.

AUCKLAND, Today: Indie agency YoungShand has bolstered its creative team with the addition of Hannah Habgood as head of copy, and Julie Spedding as senior art director.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Federation has snared creative duo Andrew Hathaway and Kelly France,  direct from Stanley Street. CCO Tony Clewett confirmed the news, saying “the agency continues to build creative momentum”.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: PHD Media has promoted Abby Parkin to general manager, and appointed Nigel Cherrie to head up TransAct (an e-commerce offering) to help clients navigate an increasingly complex marketing and media world.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Mt Eden-based PR shop Botica Butler Raudon has added two experienced professional practitioners to its roster – Adlena Oh-Wong and Irena Beddington-Behrens.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Film Construction has signed Kiwi/Japanese/British writer & director Ayla Amano to its roster. Amano is now returning to NZ after three years in Canada and Ireland.

AUCKLAND, Today: Grey Lynn-based media independent Sneakers Media has expanded into the Wellington market with the appointment of media specialist Julie-Ann Hedges.