Grant spent more than seven years as AUNZ's chief people officer, and has been with Publicis for 11 years.
Matt Barbelli said the agency was intentional about balancing the brand's "heritage while innovating to meet the needs of customers".
Fagerlund's new role sees her reunite with former Carat boss Sue Squillace.
The bakers included Tony Hale, Peter Horgan, Chris Freel, Stephen Wright, Kerry McCabe, and Andrew Tuitahi.
CHEP Media won the account from incumbent, Yango.
Carat first won the Beacon Lighting account in 2018 before expanding the relationship in 2021.
The Monkeys ranked #15 in the Best 25 Agencies Promoting Good category.
The agency has also hired Susie Krieble, a Japan-based brand and lifestyle consultant.
Her most recent role was at Affinity, as head of media.
The win comes ahead of the agency's official UK expansion later this year.
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The acquisition of Embark comes 14 months after Claxon also acquired Growe Media.