Australian full-service independent agency Enigma has made two appointments to its senior leadership team.
Former The Monkeys and Emotive staffer Ciaran Miller-Stubbs joins Enigma as its new executive director, while Havas creative Matt Ennis has been appointed as its new creative director.
In the newly created roles, Miller-Stubbs will lead the agency’s Sydney team, while Ennis will work on creative across the agency from Enigma’s Newcastle office.
Miller-Stubbs brings 15 years’ creative agency experience to the Enigma team, most recently at Emotive where he was the client services director, responsible for the NRL, Wotif, The Glenlivet and NSW Government accounts.
Prior to that, Miller-Stubbs spent almost six years across two stints at The Monkeys, leading MLA’s Lamb and Beef accounts, as well as Canadian Club, Jim Beam and Amazon.
Ennis comes to Enigma from Havas Host Australia, where he worked on campaigns including Air New Zealand’s 'Bring on Winter', which captured the attention of Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin and garnered global news coverage.
He was also instrumental in launching a new global tourism platform for Fiji, listing Neighbours’ most famous Ramsay Street house on Booking.com to celebrate the show’s finale and leading the creative team to victory in the hotly contested Ikea pitch.
Ennis also helped create the top-charting true crime podcast, Crime Interrupted, for the Australian Federal Police.
Enigma managing director Jack Mason said the agency is pleased to have attracted talent like Miller-Stubbs and Ennis to Enigma.
“Both men have led stellar careers, receiving accolades and industry kudos for their efforts. Their appointments bring significant expertise to our team, bolstering our management, while also deepening our client offering," said Mason.
Miller-Stubbs said the passion of the team and their ambitious goals had him sold from the first chat.
"There’s so much potential in Enigma’s full-service model, and being a true independent brings a real point of difference to the market. I’m stoked to be shaping things for the agency and our clients," he said.
Ennis said Enigma's broad capabilities create an interesting creative sandbox that makes it a great place for groundbreaking work to flourish.
"I can't wait to add my own expertise and ideas into the mix for our clients," he said.
Both appointments are effective immediately.
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