Mediaweek’s Media Movers charts the biggest people moves in the industry over the past week.
Mark Green has been appointed global CEO of Droga5, as the Accenture Song creative agency plans for international expansion.
After the news was circulated, Green took to LinkedIn and said: “If the last 18 years are anything to go by the next chapter leading Droga5 will be equally exciting. What a ride and privilege it has been to start The Monkeys with Scott Nowell and Justin Drape.”
TBWA has promoted Erin Riley, the current CEO of TBWA\Chiat\Day in the US, to the global CEO of TBWA.
Erwan Guillou, who has been serving as TBWA\Chiat\Day’s US CFO and global chief pricing officer, has been appointed as global CFO of the company.
These changes come as Omnicom Group launches a new global entity, Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG), designed to unite its creative networks BBDO, DDB, TBWA, and several other agencies, including Goodby Silverstein & Partners, GSD&M, Merkley & Partners, and Zimmerman, under its Advertising Collective.
Dan Beaumont, former director and partner at The Royals, has launched a new independent creative advisory firm, GAME.
GAME enters the marketing and communications landscape with a focus on building and transforming brands. The firm aims to help businesses invent, reposition, revitalise, or resurrect their brands to positively impact performance.
Annie Flynn has joined Werner Film Productions as its new head of productions. Flynn brings with her a 20 years of experience spanning feature films, television drama, comedy, documentary, and live stage shows.
Seven has signed Australian football media’s most quoted voice, Port Adelaide great, Kane Cornes. He will join Seven’s AFL coverage in 2025.
ABC managing director David Anderson will resign after almost six years leading the national broadcaster. He will remain in the role until early 2025.
Natalie Wolfe has been appointed to the role of editor of 7NEWS.com.au, reporting to Seven Network director of news and current affairs and Seven West Media editor-in-chief, Anthony De Ceglie.
Are Media has appointed Sammy Preston to the new role of head of shopping, effective 2 September.
Michael Brooks was announced as general manager for Australia and New Zealand at Warner Bros. Discovery [WBD], in addition to his existing role of managing director, Warner Bros International Television Production Australia [WBITVP].
The Coogee-based independent creative agency Emotive has revealed a slew of new creative hires and promotions.
Further to the appointment of Ashleigh Bruton into the newly created role of head of fame and off the back of campaigns for Google, Optus, Revlon and St Hugos, Emotive has bolstered its creative offering further with the arrival of a new creative team in Al Hill and Lucy Karsai.
Alongside the new hires, Edward Macaulay has also been promoted to associate creative director. The agency has bolstered its client service offering. Andrea Dalton Doran has been promoted to client services director. Liam Walker has also been promoted to business director, and Elisa Donato is a new hire as senior account manager.
Melbourne-based integrated brand agency Scooter has made several new hires. Olivia Gatt has joined as associate creative director, previously holding the role of associate director, design at Ellis Jones. Matt Strutte has been appointed group account director, having recently served as group account director at Sunday Gravy.
Both will support executive creative director Luke Carson and general manager Pete Murphy in leading the Bupa account.
Genero has named Jess Lake as its new senior client director for Australia and New Zealand. Lake joins the creative platform from her previous roles at News Corp Australia and most recently as solution design director at WPP-owned marketing implementation agency, Hogarth.
Magic has appointed data analyst Edward McMutrie as its head of signal, reporting to newly promoted CEO Shahram Ghaffurian.