Media Movers across the industry include:
• Half Dome has announced the appointment of Simon Gellibrand as head of digital, reinforcing its commitment to delivering exceptional technical and performance capabilities.
In the newly created role, Gellibrand will be responsible for leading the digital product at the independent media agency, driving best practice implementation as well as thought leadership and digital marketing maturity for Half Dome’s client base.
See also: Half Dome welcomes Simon Gellibrand as head of digital
• Seven West Media has announced the promotion of Erick Lopez as a senior journalist.
• ABC Online announced Emily Sakzewski has begun duties as deputy news editor and digital editor following her stint as a digital journalist for the broadcaster in Brisbane.
• Jack Foster joins 10 News First Sydney as a news producer. His most recent role was as a freelance producer for Seven’s The Latest.
• Initiative has welcomed the appointment of Paige Wheaton as chief investment and partnerships officer.
Wheaton, who will be based in Sydney, will also join Initiative’s national senior leadership team. She will be responsible for further evolving the media agency’s investment and partnerships approach, working closely with clients nationally to deliver and create market-leading value, innovation and opportunity geared for sustainable growth.
See also: Initiative welcomes Paige Wheaton as chief investment and partnerships officer
• Mamamia has welcomed Lizza Gebilagin as its new head of lifestyle. She joins the publication from Women’s Health Australia, where she was editor-in-chief as well as host/producer of the podcast Uninterrupted.
• Ava Gilchrist begins her stint as a senior fashion features writer with GRAZIA Australia. She was previously a senior digital writer for ELLE Australia and marie claire Australia.
• Leanne Edmistone has wrapped up her duties with The Courier Mail after more than 20 years as a journalist with the publication. She intends on taking a break before taking on new opportunities in the media industry.
• Brooke Taylor joins Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield as executive producer after concluding her duties as executive producer of ARN.
• DoubleVerify has announced the appointment of Daniel Slotwiner to senior vice president of Attention.
In this role, Slotwiner will oversee all attention initiatives at DV, including product innovation, go-to-market strategy and commercialisation activities, as well as the development of attention-based industry research and campaign performance insights and recommendations.
See also: DoubleVerify welcomes Daniel Slotwiner senior vice president of attention
• Mamamia has welcomed Isabella Garrido a social media producer. She joins from Women’s Health Australia where she was senior social media producer.
• The Daily Telegraph has announced the promotion of Derrick Krusche as deputy chief of staff. His new role comes after he served as night chief of staff of the publication.
• Triple M 963 AM Riverina MIA welcomes Matt Collins for the breakfast programme. He joins from 2DU in Dubbo where he was an announcer.
• Enigma has announced the appointment of Dean van der Merwe and Bianca Holtsbaum to the newly created roles of design director and senior business manager, property & place; Enigma’s specialist property marketing division.
The senior-level appointments follow the recent launch of Property & Place (P&P) as Enigma looks to expand its client portfolio in the property sector.
See also: Enigma announces two senior appointments to its property & place division
• Kyra Gillespie has joined ABC Drive Melbourne as a producer following her stint as a news reporter for ABC South West Victoria.
• Sophie Haslett joins 7News.com.au as its new commercial editor after five years as deputy editor of Femail at Daily Mail Australia.
• WhistleOut Australia has appointed Dylan Crismale as a digital content editor. His last role was as utilities writer from Finder Australia.
• Seven West Media has named Nuwan Ranasinghe as the second recipient of the David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program.
Ranasinghe’s awarding of the scholarship follows the success of inaugural recipient Madeline McKeown, who has secured a full-time producer position at Weekend Sunrise.
The annual program, established in September 2021, honours the legacy of the late David Leckie, former Seven West Media chief executive officer.
See also: Seven names Nuwan Ranasinghe as the second David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program recipient
• Scott Mayman has moved from radio to communications with the Blyton Group, promoting the company’s entities such as its radio group, ski resorts, amusement park, airport and movie cinemas, among other duties. He was previously the breakfast news anchor of Capital Radio Network’s 2CC and 1053 2CA breakfast programme in Canberra.
• Southern Cross 10 in Launceston has welcomed the appointment of Daniel Pizarro as presenter/producer. In the role, he will cover regional Queensland for 10 News First.
• Mindshare Australia has announced the appointment of Robert Bellamy as its chief strategy officer.
Bellamy returns to Australia after eight years in international roles and brings a wealth of international experience and insight to the role, where he will be responsible for driving the strategic direction and further strengthening its Good Growth brand positioning.
See also: Mindshare Australia names Robert Bellamy as its new chief strategy officer
• Finder Australia has appointed Cameron Micallef as utilities writer after two years as investments writer with the publication.
• The Examiner in Launceston has named Craig Thomson as its editor. He was most recently editor (Queensland and Northern Territory) for Australian Community Media
• Dani Sharp steps up as news editor for Seven Regional, responsible for the network’s Canberra newsroom.
• Crikey has announced the appointment of John Buckley as media reporter of the publication.
• Kate Bettes has stepped down from her role as news coordinator role at UNSW to go freelance as a journalist/editor, based in Germany.
• Dentsu Aotearoa has appointed Brett Colliver and Mike Felix as joint chief creative officers.
The newly established roles will be responsible for building the dentsu Creative proposition in market and infusing creativity throughout the entire dentsu Aotearoa business.
See also: Dentsu Aoeteora names Brett Colliver and Mike Felix as chief creative officers