Arrivals & Departures

AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Aotearoa NZ has announced the appointment of a new lead business partner, with Kate Heatley joining the Auckland-based team to lead the Westpac NZ business.

AUCKLAND, Today: Indie digital agency Flight has announced a series of key hires across its senior team, in response to significant growth over the past 12 months. Furthering Flight’s expansion is the appointment of Stephen van Niekerk as head of performance.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: NZME has appointed experienced digital marketing leader Jared De Wet as its new general manager digital sales, agency. De Wet has 12 years in the media and marketing industry with much of that focused in digital marketing and leadership roles.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Stanley St ECD Brad Collett has unveiled three new hires into the creative department – including in a “rockstar” creative director.

AUCKLAND, Today: Special PR – recently established by Special Group in its downtown office – has appointed Sarah Prigg as an account director and Duncan Killick as a senior PR manager.

AUCKLAND, Today: Respected NZ strategist Lucinda Sherborne has departed DDB Aotearoa NZ after nearly 15 years to establish her own strategic consultancy business.

AUCKLAND, Today: Lou Devine, previously at The Warehouse Group, has joined Farrimond as managing director, responsible for developing the agency and growing the business’s local and global brands.

AUCKLAND, Today: Lumo Digital Outdoor has welcomed in two new hires to its account management and operations teams. CEO Phil Clemas says the additions are “the first steps of many to expand our offering in 2022”.

AUCKLAND, Today: The latest version of Twitter – Twitter Blue – has this morning become available in New Zealand, giving Kiwis access to more content. It was released in Australia in June.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Stanley St ceo Siobhan Burke has continued to add strategic firepower to the agency, hiring expat Thomas Scovell as head of strategy, and scientist Ankit Patel as head of data & analytics.