AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff Group has welcomed two seasoned strategists to its national direct commercial team, bringing serious firepower to its growth plans across the country.
Jimmy Farrant and Clare Howat step in as Senior Business Development Managers, bringing close to 40 years of combined experience across advertising, sales, marketing, and business development.
Based in Christchurch, Farrant brings 15 years of experience from NZME, including time as Senior Account Manager and in strategic business development.
Most recently, he’s been running his own consultancy while contracting back to NZME, working with some of New Zealand’s best-known brands. He joined Stuff this week.
“It’s awesome to be welcoming even more fantastic talent to the Stuff family and to be growing our national direct commercial team.” – Lee Piper
Howat, based in Auckland, makes the move from MediaWorks. Over the past 20 years, she’s worked across both direct and agency sides of the media industry. She’s known for building market-leading integrated partnerships and officially joins the Stuff team in May.
Stuff Director of NZ Markets Lee Piper says, “It’s awesome to be welcoming even more fantastic talent to the Stuff family and to be growing our national direct commercial team.
“Jimmy and Clare bring a wealth of experience and are highly respected by industry peers and clients alike.
“I know our commercial partners will love working with them to deliver results and connect brands with Kiwis at scale across the country.”
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