AUCKLAND, Today: Melanie Spencer joins social media agency Socialites as managing partner, alongside founder/ceo Wendy Thompson, with a remit to help grow the business.
Arrivals & Departures: MBM adds two
AUCKLAND, Today: Sean McCready, managing partner at indie media agency MBM, reckons he’s “pretty excited about some new talent on the bench – calling out a crew which now has even more depth to deal with continued strong growth over the last few months”.
Arrivals & Departures: Carat ANZ taps new ceo
SYDNEY, Today: Carat has appointed Sue Squillace as its new Australia & New Zealand ceo. Squillace, who will be based in Australia, joins Carat from Spark Foundry where she was ceo.
Arrivals & Departures: Eleven PR adds two
AUCKLAND, Today: Eleven PR, a division of TBWA, has expanded its team with the recruitment of two new staff to bolster its offering in disruptive communications.
Arrivals & Departures: DDB doubles down on strategy
AUCKLAND, Today: DDB NZ has this morning announced the addition to its planning team of three new faces, bringing with them a wealth of strategic firepower.
Arrivals & Departures: Scandinavian shop taps Singapore-based Mark Pickering
SINGAPORE, Monday: Stockholm-based global agency Chimney Group* is expanding its APAC offering in line with the full range of services offered from Scandinavia. To drive their new and existing services forward, Chimney Singapore has recruited Brand Spanking NZ’s Mark Pickering for a new role as creative strategist & business director for APAC.
Arrivals & Departures: TBWA\ taps ECD Guy Roberts
AUCKLAND, Today: TBWA\New Zealand has hired Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland executive creative director Guy Roberts to the new position as ECD across TBWA and Eleven PR.
Arrivals & Departures: Sweetshop signs star UK director
AUCKLAND, Today: Sweetshop has signed acclaimed director Nicolas Jack Davies for global representation, with a focus on work from New Zealand.
Arrivals & Departures: Bauer taps Tanya Walshe
AUCKLAND, Friday: Bauer Media has elevated Tanya Walshe to managing director of the NZ arm of the company. She succeeds current NZ MD Brendon Hill who’s been promoted to the Sydney-based ceo role at Bauer ANZ, following the retirement of current ANZ ceo Paul Dykzeul.