Arrivals & Departures

The Outdoor Media Association has appointed respected senior industry figure Derek Lindsay to the role of general manager.

FCB Media today announced the establishment of new leadership positions and a global hire to drive continued focus on planning, investment, technology and data.

MediaWorks has appointed Mark Smith as head of acquisition, and Sam Walsh as national media strategist in the national direct sales team.

After two decades, veteran digital specialist Che Tamahori has turned away from the ad business to become Air NZ general manager of user experience.

Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand has announced the appointment of Su Johnstone to the newly created position of Creative Services Director.

FCB Media has today announced the appointment of Rufus Chuter to the position of managing director and Angela Spain to head of brand experience.

NZ native & programmatic provider Yahoo Platforms has appointed Tom Adamson as programmatic specialist based in Auckland. The appointment follows a pivot towards the channels in November 2016, which is driven by Yahoo Platforms’ two key properties – programmatic resource Brightroll with Brightroll DSP+ and Brightroll Ad Exchange, and global native marketplace, Gemini.

Clemenger BBDO/Proximity Wellington managing director Livia Esterhazy has announced she will leave the agency in the coming months, after two years in the role. Clemenger Group creative veteran Brett Hoskin has been appointed to replace her.

Botany Town Centre has appointed Tanya Chadha to the role of marketing manager within the centre management team. Chadha is a marketing professional with more than six years of experience in retail and a BCom (Hons) in Management & Marketing. She had been the centre’s assistant marketing manager for two years prior to her promotion.

Freeview has announced the pending departure of its long-serving general manager, Sam Irvine, who is leaving in March to take up the role of chief operating officer at Isthmus Group.