Arrivals & Departures

WELLINGTON, Monday: Leading Oriental Bay indie Hemisphere is welcoming Alexandra Leckie to their Wellington office as kaitohutohu ratonga kiritak/client service specialist.

AUCKLAND, Today: Aotearoa’s full-service communications/PR agency Pead has two new team members working across digital, social and corporate practice areas – Ash Stevens and Emily Sayes.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME has appointed Tracey Taylor as Chief People Officer. With extensive experience in various fields, including her recent role as CEO of Yellow New Zealand, Taylor joins NZME’s executive team.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Eden Terrace production company Eyes and Ears has appointed producer Holly Pollock to its the sales and post-production teams.

AUCKLAND, Friday: Award winning producer and development executive Nick Ward has joined the Sky Originals team as senior commissioner – non-scripted.

HAMILTON, Wednesday: PR/communications agency HMC has appointed Emma Letessier as senior account manager. HMC director Heather Claycomb says Emma is a great fit for HMC and its clients.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Sky New Zealand has announced that Ciara McGuigan – currently CFO at TVNZ – will join as chief financial officer in March 2024.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: MarketMedia, the retail media network of The Warehouse Group, has appointed Rory McDonald as head of sales and client partnerships.

AUCKLAND, Today: Pure SEO* has appointed Peter Mangin as the new chief product and AI officer, effective from 28 August 2023.

LONDON, Today: Colenso BBDO’s Cannes Lions Grand Prix-winning creatives, Charlotte Upton and Callum McDonal, have joined adam&eveDDB in the UK.