Independent creative company Special Group Australia has appointed Paige Prettyman to the newly created role of general manager – Melbourne.
Prettyman joins Rebecca Stambanis, founding partner – Melbourne, to help expand Special Group’s presence in the Victorian capital.
Stambanis has been working with Special Group Australia since returning from her 11-year stint in the USA.
Both Prettyman and Stambanis will work with the broader team to grow Special Group’s Melbourne offering, which includes locally based clients Bonds and CUB.
Special Group Australia will continue to operate as one office, leveraging talent from both Sydney and Melbourne.
“In just six years Special Group has built a strong business attracting world class talent from across the globe and Bec and Paige are no exception; their rare skills and knowledge are second to none," Special Group CEO Lindsey Evans says.
"Bec and Paige make a phenomenal team and it gives me every pleasure to be on this adventure with them.”
Prior to working with Special Group, Stambanis led strategy for some of the world’s most respected agencies and brands.
Throughout her career she has been the global group strategy director at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland Oregon, global chief strategy officer at TBWA/Media Arts Lab in LA and the group strategy director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco.
She has worked with leading global brands including Nike, Apple, Uber Eats, Nintendo and more.
“Working with the team at Special Group has felt like coming home," Stambanis says.
"I am over the moon to be working with Lindsey again and feel incredibly fortunate to have been part of the brilliant team at Special Group Australia.”
Before starting with Special Group Prettyman was a group business director at Clemenger BBDO Melbourne.
Previous to her five years at Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, she also held positions at Y&R and Marketforce.
“I am thrilled to be joining such an incredible and talented team at Special Group," Prettyman says.
"While there are many things to be excited about, I really look forward to working with Bec to help expand the rapidly growing Melbourne offering.”
The new appointments follow news that the agency has landed the Bonds creative account and won a Global Effie with its sister agency in New Zealand for the Tourism New Zealand campaign Good Morning World.
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