It's hard to keep up with all the moves across the media, marketing and advertising, so we've compiled them all in one place. Check out the Movers and Shakers of the week.
Atomic 212 appoints senior management
Creative and media agency Atomic 212 has promoted Sascha Bonomally to its senior team in the position of head of performance and attribution. Bonomally joined the agency in 2016 as performance account director. Bonomally's appointment comes on the back of the hire of Jonas Lembke as the agency’s first ECD and part of a larger push for Atomic to become a fully fledged creative and media company. Bonomally will oversee the agency’s performance media output and will work will Atomic's senior management in the strategy, creative, date and media buying spaces. Find out more about Atomic 212 here.
Paul Sigaloff promoted to Yahoo7's first chief revenue officer
Yahoo7 has promoted its commercial director Paul Sigaloff to the newly-created role of chief revenue officer. Sigaloff joined Yahoo7 three years ago from Fairfax and was brought across by CEO Ed Harrison when he took up the top spot. The decision to promote Sigaloff to chief revenue officer role, as well Paul Russell to chief technology officer, indicates the business is being restructured for a split but it's unclear what shape this will take. Sigaloff's move aligns with a shake up within the Yahoo7 business with director of product and audience Caroline Casey and head of programmatic trading Ben Chamlet departing. Mark Robinson has also been promoted to director of product and Simon Wheeler has been promoted to director of content. Read more here.
The Royals agency expands with two senior appointments
Creative agency The Royals, has added creative Andy Jones and planner Matt Davies to its team. Jones was most recently creative director of McCann Melbourne, where he worked on the MIFF trailer campaign as well as campaigns for Tigerair. Davies joins from AJF Partnership where he held the position of senior brand strategist for the past two years. Previously, he spent time in Amsterdam working with Arnold Worldwide and Design Bridge on clients including Volvo and Diageo. See the latest news from The Royals here.
Mindshare appoints Luke Simpson as client leader of NAB
Global media agency network, Mindshare, has hired Luke Simpson for the role of client leader across the NAB business. Simpson previously held the position of client partner at Initiative, and prior to this was group director at MediCom Australia. He has over 17 years of media experience and has spent time working in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore. Simpson has worked on client portfolios including Reckitt Benckiser, Simplot and P&G. Mindshare is part of WPP AUNZ. More on Mindshare here.
Mike Baird joins NAB as chief customer officer
National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed former NSW Premier Mike Baird as its chief customer officer of corporate and institutional banking only six weeks after he stepped down. Despite the brand's upped focus on customer experience with its 'More than Money' campaign last year, it's thought Baird's new 'customer-focused' move will have no impact of the bank's marketing structure. More here.
Helen James joins Clemenger as Myer ECD
Clemenger BBDO Melbourne hires Helen James as executive creative director of Myer. James’ role will see her leading the in-house creative department and all communications output for the Australian retailer. She joins the Clemenger@Myer team following her return from maternity leave and has previously worked at GPY&R. She also had an eight-year stint at BMF. During her 20+ year career she’s worked with clients globally and locally including Disney, Virgin, Hyundai, Optus, Ikea, Big W and Rebel, picking up a variety of awards in the process. More on Clemenger here.
Newly created role at Havas
Havas Melbourne has appointed Damian Royce to the newly created position of executive creative director. Royce has previously worked at Cummins&Partners, TBWA and Clemenger BBDO Melbourne. He's also been recognised at a slew of awards such as Cannes Lions, D&AD and more. The move follows a number of client wins announced in December and continued growth of current clients. In his new role Royce will be responsible for leading the creative charge of the business, bolstering strategic thinking among the team and delivering “world class ideas that drive growth for brands”. Find out more about Havas here.
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