Arrivals & Departures

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.

AUCKLAND, Today: Sweetshop has signed acclaimed director Nicolas Jack Davies for global representation, with a focus on work from New Zealand.

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.

AUCKLAND, Today: oOh!media has appointed Kirsty McLean to the new role of business manager,  working across oOh!’s nationwide portfolio.

AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ corporate affairs manager Rachel Howard writes: “Dear Ed: Just a note to let you know we have a newbie on our commercial leadership team …Well, he’s really an oldie because he’s returned to TVNZ after a stint at MediaWorks!

AUCKLAND, Today: Retail specialist agency 99 has added two new creative strings to its bow to provide their customers a “new-breed” full-service model.

AUCKLAND, Today: 3rdeye Recruitment has appointed John Darby as an advertising creative recruitment specialist. He has worked with 3rdeye director Andy Sive as a candidate since 2004.

AUCKLAND, Today: Saatchi & Saatchi has announced the appointment of Alina Godfrey in a senior business leadership role, further strengthening the account service team in the Auckland office.

AUCKLAND, Today: PHD Group has announced the appointment of Nick Scott as strategic partnerships director, and the promotion of PHD group business director Helen Brown to group investment director.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Bauer Media Group has appointed Kelly Badland as the new agency sales director for the Auckland agency team. She replaces Sarah Yetton, who is now with oOh!.