AUCKLAND, Today: Droga5 ANZ has just announced Steve Kane as Principal Director of its New Zealand office. He brings with him 30 years of creative and leadership experience across PR, advertising and award-winning campaigns.
Kane joins from Ogilvy Network NZ, where he was Group Managing Director. Raised in Auckland, he started in TV production and PR before heading to London for five years in corporate communications.
Back in Aotearoa, he joined Publicis Drum, then moved to Mango PR at DDB, where he led the Air New Zealand account. He later shifted into a creative leadership role at DDB.
In 2014, he became Managing Director at Y&RNZ. Under his leadership, the agency was named Campaign Brief Agency of the Year in 2015, the same year Burger King’s ‘McWhopper’ swept awards globally.
Kane went on to lead indie agency True, then took the reins as Group Managing Director at Ogilvy Network NZ, including Designworks, over the last two years.
“It’s a fascinating time in the New Zealand marketing landscape as we undergo significant transformation.” – Steve Kane
He now joins Droga5 ANZ to lead its New Zealand operations, with a focus on delivering transformative, culture-shaping work grounded in creativity and impact.
Steve Kane, Principal Director of New Zealand, Droga5 ANZ said, “In addition to being one of the greatest agency brands of the modern age, the chance to partner with CEO Storm Day and Droga5 ANZ Co-CCO Damon Stapleton was just too ridiculous to pass up.
“The creative bench they’ve assembled is formidable; their client list is blue chip, and the quality of the work is clearly paramount.
“It’s a fascinating time in the New Zealand marketing landscape as we undergo significant transformation. I’m dead excited to join the team at Droga5 ANZ and Accenture Song in New Zealand to make work that contributes to the culture by adding value to people’s lives, not adding to the noise.”
Storm Day, CEO of Droga5 Aotearoa and NZ Lead of Accenture Song said, “We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Steve to the Droga5 whānau. Steve shares our belief that outsized ambition is the key to unlocking outsized business impact.
“Like us, he understands the importance of building influential brands and delivering customer-first capability through the full breadth of Accenture Song’s offerings.
“A purely advertising-led view of the world no longer cuts it – and Steve’s wonderfully diverse background makes him the perfect person to lead our D5 NZ team. The team is very eager to explore the art of the pocket square, a hallmark of Steve’s incredible style.”
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