Downtown Auckland-based strategic brand agency Culture & Theory has announced the appointment of experienced strategist and business director Carol Soundy to the new role as general manager.
Arrivals & Departures: Sarah Bolger appointed Colmar Brunton MD
Sarah Bolger, formerly the chief client officer at research outfit Colmar Brunton NZ, has been announced as managing director of the company.
Arrivals & Departures: Colmar Brunton welcomes Kiwi back from Oz
Colmar Brunton has appointed Grant Bell as group account director. He brings more than two decades of quantitative research and analytics experience in the Asia-Pacific region, most recently with his own research consultancy in Sydney, where his clients included Vodafone, TAL, Lion, Coca-Cola, News Corp Australia, Qantas and General Motors Holden.
Arrivals & Departures: Lumo puts on weight
NZ-owned and operated digital outdoor media business Lumo has taken on three senior staffers to help run the company’s fast-growing portfolio.
Arrivals & Departures: Craig Whitehead resigns as 99 CCO
The Clemenger Group New Zealand has announced that Craig Whitehead has resigned as chief creative officer at 99 retail advertising agency, effective June 30.
Arrivals & Departures: Newshub appoints head of digital
MediaWorks has appointed Cathy O’Sullivan as head of digital for Newshub where she will lead Newshub’s strategy & editorial direction for its digital properties, including newshub.co.nz , social channels and other platforms.
Arrivals & Departures: Meet NZME’s new Digital Ventures GM
Janet Smith has joined NZME today as GM, Digital Ventures – Driven, reporting into chief digital officer Laura Maxwell. Smith has most recently been with Fairfax Media, initially in a commercial transformation role, and was later promoted to national sales director responsible for driving direct revenue across NZ.
Arrivals & Departures: New ceo at Sweetshop
The Sweetshop has unveiled a management restructure of its global team to create more opportunities for its international roster of directors, allowing their content to operate across new multiple platforms and multi-outlet streams.
Arrivals & Departures: Lee Parkinson joins Strategy Creative
Industry veteran Lee Parkinson begins today as strategic director of Strategy Creative Christchurch. Previously, he worked at Christchurch agency Plato.
Arrivals & Departures: Comms Council taps Sam Osborne
The Comms Council has announced the appointment of Mindshare managing director Samantha Osborne to the position of Chair for the Media Committee.