AUCKLAND, Today: Lifestyle marketing agency MKTG NZ has promoted Kimberly Kastelan as its new general manager, following Fleur Skinner’s resignation. Previously, she was a group account director.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: FCB NZ has confirmed the appointment of Slade Gill as a creative director. Gill – who is ex Saatchi NZ – returns home after a three-year stint in the US, working as a CD at Publicis New York.

AUCKLAND, Today: PR consultant Amanda McConchie – who owns The Business of Influence PR – has expanded her roster of beauty products, and is now representing new cosmetics brand Aleph Beauty.

SYDNEY, Thursday: David Nobay, the legendary founder of Publicis-owned creative agency Marcel Sydney, is set to depart after four years.

AUCKLAND, Today: Working with ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s agency PHD, the Phantom Labs team came up with bespoke Super Frames that have giant bites taken out of them.

AUCKLAND, Today: Flying Fish marketing & studio manager Indigo writes: “Folk here at Fish have made a fun piece of content for Valentines Day containing a mash-up of hot, steamy and romantic moments from various content we have made.”

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Techweek has undergone a fresh brand transformation which aims to better reflect its position as NZ’s flagship tech festival, and its vision to have the country recognised as a home of innovation that’s good for the world.

SYDNEY, Today: Samantha Ramlu, the managing director and co-founder of Auckland creative innovations agency Method, has been confirmed as one of the seven guest speakers at next week’s Mumbrella Sage independent agencies conference in Sydney.