Arrivals & Departures

Auckland & Wellington-based TRA – which bills itself as NZ’s largest independent insights agency – has appointed Auckland ad legend Roger MacDonnell to its board of directors.

Dentsu Aegis Network has bolstered its Australasian marketing & communications team with the appointment of Andrew Hewett in a newly created role as head of corporate affairs, based in Melbourne*.

Debbie Kirkbride has joined 3rdeye after 26 years (yes folks, you read that right!) at Ogilvy & Mather Durban, rising through the ranks of client service.

Ogilvy Media Auckland has appointed Rachel Cormack as head of media – and one of her first tasks in her new role was to bring two more key people onto her team: strategic planner Kim Leybourne (as media director) and digital marketer Wayne Miller (head of Neo).

Westhaven indie Chemistry Interaction has made three new hires to meet expanding client needs, nabbing talent from Colenso and .99.

Y&R has appointed its NZ ceo Josh Moore as chief creative officer of Y&R Australia & New Zealand, replacing Melbourne-based Ben Coulson who quit last week.

MediaWorks has appointed Glen Kyne as the group’s Chief Commercial Officer, formalising his current position as Acting CCO.

FCB New Zealand today announced the appointment of two senior writers – Natalie Knight is a new arrival, while Murray Watt is a returning veteran.

Just three months after joining Carat NZ as group business director, Alex Lawson has been promoted to the general manager role, effective immediately.

GSL Promotus Wellington CD Nigel Corbett has joined Wellington indie Traverse Advertising (founded in 2010 by GM Martha Lowe & ceo Michael Gregg) as creative director.