ZURICH, Tuesday: Alt Group founder/creative director Dean Poole has been appointed the new president of global design organisation Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). Poole is the first NZ president in AGI’s 67-year history, and only the second elected president from the Southern Hemisphere.

NAPIER, Tuesday: Kiwi PR consultant Amanda McConchie (The Business of Influence PR) has signed a beauty jewel to her portfolio – Hawkes Bay’s Corbin Rd skincare system.

AUCKLAND, Monday: oOh! Media has extended its network reach, following the integration of Adshel’s 1600 street furniture assets into the business. The company has also re-branded the Adshel assets to the oOh! brand in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Monday: QMS NZ and MediaWorks have confirmed they will merge their businesses, with QMS holding 40% of the expanded MediaWorks group.

HONG KONG, Monday: The 2019 Cannes jury presidents list is “tone deaf to global diversity” with 24 of 27 latest appointments now working in the US or UK, according to Campaign Asia-Pacific (scroll down for the links).

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has signed content sharing agreements with Chinese-NZ media outlet Skykiwi and Māori Television, enabling more and better online content for the Chinese and Maori communities.