Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Full-service communications & PR agency Pead has promoted six team members, “showcasing the agency’s commitment to career development and personal growth”.

AUCKLAND, Today: After an eight-year sojourn, Jo Taylor has returned to College Hill, again taking up the position of managing partner on the BNZ account.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Sky Sales has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Vaughan Lovell as business director. Lovell brings 10 years’ media agency and client-facing experience and is returning to his roots having worked at Sky prior to moving agency side.

AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ has appointed Cate Slater to the newly created role of chief transformation officer, to lead a transition from a broadcast-based business to a digital-first media organisation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Friday: Twitter owner Elon Musk has stood down as ceo, and hired his own replacement. Musk announced the changeover this morning (on Twitter, of course).

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Takapuna-based creative agency Hot Mustard Communications has appointed a new group account director to lead its account service team and grow the agency’s strategic and digital offerings.

AUCKLAND, Monday: The Monkeys Aotearoa, part of Accenture Song, has announced the appointment of new creative team Lily Macintosh and Maisie D’Cruz.

AUCKLAND, Today: Liverpool St-based agency Krunch has added more fire power with the appointment of consultant Mike Ramsay as creative director to partner with Bridget Taylor.

AUCKLAND, Today: Special has announced the promotions of Jolene D’Souza and Josh Taylor-Dadds to group strategy directors.

AUCKLAND, Today: oOh!media NZ has announce the expansion of its programmatic offering, with dedicated resource and diversified supply partners, following a successful test & learn launch.