AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The Comms Council has appointed Rufus Chuter as chair of the Media Committee, replacing DAN chief commercial officer Rachel Anderson Cormack, who is stepping down. The appointment is effective immediately.
Phantom hires sales star for high-profile new role
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Outdoor media company Phantom Billstickers has recruited Gareth Bayliss from business capability development specialist The Icehouse to take up the new role of client director.
Culture appoints Aaron Goldring as first ECD off the back of agency growth
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Waitapu Group’s Parnell-based digital and social media agency Culture has appointed leading creative Aaron Goldring as the company’s first executive creative director, off the back of a period of sustained growth.
AA appoints chief marketing officer to guide brand evolution
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The AA has appointed Jenni Ryan to the newly created role of chief marketing officer to develop the association’s membership offer and build on the brand’s legacy as “one of New Zealand’s most loved and trusted brands” as it approaches its 120th year.
Special PR bolsters team with senior hire
AUCKLAND, Today: Special PR has engaged Natasha D’Souza as senior PR director to lead the agency’s lifestyle and consumer clients. The hire results from Special PR bolstering its offering, launching three sectors – Lifestyle, Consumer Business, and Social & Influence.
One Plus One hires leading Māori engagement strategist
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Parnell-based independent consultancy One Plus One Communications has appointed Shayne Walker, former ceo of Ngāti Porou Holding Company, to offer “authentic and transformative” Māori engagement strategy and implementation to clients.
Group M ceo ‘leaving the business’
AUCKLAND, Today: Group M NZ ceo Chris Riley is “leaving the business”, according to the NZ Herald’s new editor-at-large Shayne Currie, writing in the Saturday edition of the paper.
Sky establishes new chief media & data officer role
AUCKLAND, Today: Sky has appointed award-winning entrepreneur Lauren Quaintance as chief media & data officer, a new role on Sky’s leadership team.
DDB and Callaghan Innovation launch creative development internship programme
AUCKLAND, Thursday: DDB Group Aotearoa has announced seven new hires to join a creative development squad, selected via the agency’s new internship programme, Ride the Lightning.
BCG2 adds 52 years’ experience to the agency
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Grey Lynn creative indie BCG2 has welcomed three new hires – Dean Taylor as business director, Gabi Knipe as digital media designer, and Renate Stillwell as Mac op and graphic designer.
