Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: Indie agency Flight Digital has beefed up its leadership with the addition of former Isobar NZ ceo Ian Howard and tech entrepreneur Taylor Abernethy-Newman to its team.

AUCKLAND, Today: Former Media Design School ceo Darryn Melrose is returning to the business as GM of design & creative technology at MDS, Torrens University Australia and Think Education.

AUCKLAND, Friday: FCB Media is welcoming the return of Terri Collier as its new general manager, effective immediately.

TIMARU, Today: Waikato & South Canterbury agribusiness creative Agency Artikel & Swint has strengthened its team with Sara Williamson joining from Plato.

AUCKLAND, Friday: After 15 years with Colenso BBDO, five as its managing director, Scott Coldham “has decided to leave the agency to take on a new set of opportunities” as chief marketing officer with NZ technology company Whip Around and local menswear brand Asuwere.

AUCKLAND, Today: Special NZ has strengthened its creative department, announcing the appointment of Matt Simpkins as its new group creative director.

AUCKLAND, Today: John Madden, co-founder of CBD-based Spitfire Digital, is moving on, to start a new ‘mystery’ venture in the Queen City.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has appointed Kiwi tech entrepreneur Guy Horrocks to its board – as an independent director. NZME chairman Barbara Chapman told the NZX (in a statement): “Guy brings a background in successfully growing digital businesses, strong capability in the commercialisation of data and a focussed entrepreneurial mindset to our board”.

AUCKLAND, Friday: NZME has appointed James Butcher as head of digital audio. Currently, Butcher is digital media GM at FCB NZ.

AUCKLAND, Today: Westhaven-based creative indie Chemistry has enticed Sarah Atkinson, the outgoing marketing manager at Tourism Fiji, to cross the road to agencyland.