Adland is full of big moves, so we've compiled the week's worth of promotions, hires and exits all in one place.
News Corp’s Nicole Sheffield replaces IAB chair Ed Harrison
After two years at the helm of the IAB as chairman, CEO of Yahoo7 Ed Harrison is stepping down from the top job.
Harrison will be replaced by well-known industry powerhouse Nicole Sheffield, who was former NewsLifeMedia CEO, but recently moved into an MD spot, heading up News Corp’s new business arm, News Digital Networks Australia (News DNA). Read more here.
Peter Wiltshire joins finance startup
Former Nine Entertainment Co chief revenue officer Peter Wiltshire has resurfaced on the advisory board of financial advice startup Echofied. Wiltshire left Nine earlier this year and replaced by Michael Stephenson.
Wiltshire had been at Nine for 10 years and upon his departure said he would take a break after 27 years in the industry.
Echofied is a B2C business that started in January this year. Headed by Paul Ryan, co-founder of Wizard Home Loans, it offers online and banking advice, financial planning, real estate, superannuation, personal finance and legal.
GroupM appoints Kelly Clark as global CEO
GroupM has appointed Kelly Clark as its new global CEO as Dominic Proctor steps down. Clark most recently served as the CEO of GroupM in North America from 2012 to 2015 and has returned to GroupM after taking some time off. AdNews understands Proctor is stepping down to spend more time with his family after a career that has been instrumental to GroupM's global growth, including launching Mindshare in 1997. Clark began his career at J Walter Thompson New York in 1988 and has since forged a career at GroupM across the world. This includes running Mindshare operations in the UK and Asia-Pacific, where he served as second in charge to John Steedman. Read more here.
Maurice' successor could be named by November
Maurice Levy is due to retire in may next year but it's been reported that he may name his successor as nearly as November, according to MediaPost. Levy, who has been Publicis Groupe since 1987, was speaking at the Goldman Sachs media conference in New York yesterday and suggested that the appointment might be sooner than people were expecting. He's mulling what his role with the group will be in the future, joking that maybe he'll be “the doorman”. Speculation is that it's likely to be Authur Sadoun, who runs operations on the creative side of the business. Sadoun recently addressed the Australian industry at the Agency Symposium via video link - many at the session reported him to be an impressive figure. WPP is also in the process of preparing to name Sir Martin Sorrell's successor -but it;s not clear how close or far off that it.
SCA poaches from Twitter for new social media director
Southern Cross Austereo has poached Chris Ledlin from Twitter to take up a newly created social media director post at the radio network. Ledlin was one of the first employees of Twitter Australia and helped launch its entertainment, TV and media division. He also launched the lifestyle and digital talent division last year. He's also previously worked at Nine Entertainment where he worked across social strategy for news and current affairs. He will report to SCA's head of digital product Chris Johnson.
Ogilvy Sydney names new strategy lead
Ogilvy Sydney has named Toby Harrison as its chief strategy officer, luring him back to Australian soil to take the role. Harrison returns to Sydney after a three-year stint at adam&eveDDB London, where he won the IPA Grand Prix for effectiveness. As head of strategy, he jointly ran a 30-strong planning department, and as part of the management team, helped steer the agency to back to back 'Campaign Agency of the Year' awards and Cannes Agency of the year awards. Prior to his time in the UK, Harrison worked at Droga5 Sydney, The Monkeys and BMF.
New MD for Amnet ANZ
After two years as Amnet’s GM and three years with Dentsu Aegis Network, Indy Khabra has been promoted to MD of Dentsu’s programmatic offering, Amnet. Amnet specialises not only in programmatic buying, but also in the planning, analysis and activation of audience data.
Carat director joins Bauer
Bauer Media has hired former Carat director Warwick Taylor as its director of media solutions. For the last five years Taylor has worked across brands including Rebel, Supercheap Auto, BCF and UBET. In his new role he will work with the sales team across its portfolio of brands to connect consumers across magazines, digital and live experiences. Taylor has also held roles at ZenithOptimedia and News Limited.
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