It's hard to keep up with all the latest moves across media, marketing and advertising, so we've made a list. Check out some of the biggest moves this week.
Harriet Power named head of brand experience at SCA
Harriet Power is returning to SCA from maternity leave on February 6, joining the content leadership team in a new role as head of brand experience across the Hit and Triple M networks and LiSTNR.
UM's Jack Graham joins EssenceMediacom
EssenceMediacom has hired Jack Graham as national head of planning. Graham joins from UM Worldwide, where he spent six years in senior strategic planning roles, most recently group strategy director for Sydney.
VMLY&R promotes Vanessa Tout to managing partner
VMLY&R has promoted Vanessa Tout from client service director to managing partner.
She will now be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Melbourne-based team, while also working closely with the client engagement team.
Ogilvy Melbourne appoints Hilary Badger as ECD
Ogilvy Melbourne has appointed creative and author Hilary Badger as executive creative director (ECD). Bringing more than 20 years’ experience across Australia and New Zealand to the role, Badger will oversee a team of Melbourne-based creatives working across a range of clients.
Geoff Clarke expands role to include COO of Mediabrands
As well as retaining his COO and new business development responsibilities for Initiative, Geoff Clarke will add the newly created role of COO Mediabrands Australia to his remit, taking on responsibility for driving operational and organisational improvements across the entire Group.
GroupM appoints Tom Braybrook to launch Acceleration in Australia
GroupM has appointed Tom Braybrook as managing director of Acceleration and launch the new data and technology consulting business in Australia.
Matt Hofmeyer returns to Australia to join Wavemaker Melbourne
Wavemaker Melbourne has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Matt Hofmeyer as client managing partner.
Noisy Beast hires two and promotes another
Independent full-service agency Noisy Beast has hired Jamie Clifford as art director and Taz Liffman as copywriter, while Liz Simpson has been promoted into the creative department.
Medium Rare's Elliott Barsby joins Man of Many
Australian publication Man of Many has appointed former Medium Rare Content Agency national advertising manager Elliott Barsby as its commercial director.
Mango Communications Sydney appoints Nada Duyker to drive influencer offering
Mango Communications Sydney has appointed Nada Duyker as Influencer account director to drive the agency’s influencer activity as it continues to grow.
Aparna Gray joins Lexer as VP of marketing
Lexer, the Customer Data and Experience Platform (CDXP), confirms the appointment of Aparna Gray as its new Vice President (VP) of Marketing. Gray joins from Dotdigital where she was most recently head of marketing for APAC. She brings more than two decades of experience in marketing, PR and communications, having worked in the UK, China and the US.
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