Mediaweek’s Media Movers charts the biggest people moves in the industry over the past week.
Peter Horgan has stepped down as CEO of Omnicom Media Group, Australia and New Zealand, after eight years in the role.
He will remain in position until mid-2025 as the search for his successor is now underway. He will move to the role of chair once the new CEO has been appointed to support successful onboarding.
Horgan’s OMG career has included 15 years as CEO, firstly across OMD Australia before being appointed to lead OMG Australia and New Zealand in 2016.
Peter Horgan
Elizabeth Fox has been appointed managing director of Google customer solutions in Australia and New Zealand.
Google Customer Solutions is the Small and Medium Business segment of Google’s global business organisation.
Fox brings more than 20 years of global work experience to the role. Before Google in 2014, she led e-commerce and agency businesses in the US and Asia Pacific.
PHD Australia has promoted David Bielenberg to national head of strategy and Elyse Foley to national head of planning.
Bielenberg has made a significant impact on the business since returning to Australia from the United Kingdom in 2022, where he served as head of strategy and planning for PHD Melbourne.
Foley returned to PHD earlier this year and has since focused on improving the work, driving OMNI adoption and education, and providing support and growth plans for the Sydney planning community. In her new role, Foley will ensure that the agency’s planning product continues to maintain the highest quality, while delivering measurable impact for clients nationwide.
David Bielenberg and Elyse Foley
The Media Store has appointed Nick Hayes to the role of head of digital, further strengthening its senior leadership team.
Hayes joins the independently owned media agency with 15 years of digital media experience, most recently as group head of strategy at Russell Curtis and Janes Media Advertising.
The Pistol has made two senior appointments to its performance team following a successful period of client wins and renewals.
Brinda (Bini) Dekiwadia joins the full-service digital marketing agency in the newly created role of head of performance, alongside Daren Polo in the performance team, specialising in SEO and CRO functions.
Adele Burke
InfoSum has appointed media and marketing industry leader Adele Burke as sales director of Australia and New Zealand.
In this newly created senior position, Adele will lead the data collaboration platform’s go-to-market sales strategy as data clean rooms become an increasingly ‘must-have’ solution across all media and advertising businesses.
Murmur has announced the appointment of three new key hires to its senior leadership team to support the agency’s growth.
Ideally has appointed Kim Le Gras to the newly created role of strategic client partner, based in Sydney, to strengthen and deepen the company’s key strategic enterprise client relationships.
She brings two decades of experience across the UK and Australia to the customer insights research platform.
Rob Hawkins, Tara DeLuccia, Vatsal Prasad.
Joining independent media agency Murmur is Rob Hawkins as client service director, Tara DeLuccia as operations director, and Vatsal Prasad as performance marketing director, with a media director also set to join soon.
Orange Line has strengthened its team with eight new strategic hires and several promotions following the addition of several clients, including Fantastic Furniture, Skyscanner, and Jackson Hole, to its roster.
Marie Taupiac joins the independent digital marketing agency as SEO director and will be responsible for developing and executing SEO strategies to meet client objectives and drive business growth.
Dani Maynard has been appointed communications lead and will be responsible for crafting and executing communication strategies for the agency and its diverse client roster.
Orange Line team: Front row L-R – Annie Shao, Dani Maynard, Marie Taupiac, Rinka Owen. Back row L-R – Suruchi Sehgal, Tess Botham-Barnes, David Fechney, Aishling Farrell, David Klein, Angus Crawford, Victoria Lee
The agency has also welcomed Rinka Owen in the role of senior SEO Executive; Tess Botham-Barnes as outreach coordinator; and promoted Veronika Warren to head of SEO and Annie Shao to senior communications manager.
Strengthening its media offering, the media team has also expanded with the appointments of Suruchi Sehgal to the role of paid media manager; David Fechney and Angus Crawford as paid media executives and Victoria Lee as paid media coordinator, further solidifying the agency’s position as a powerhouse in the digital marketing landscape.
Admosis Media Group has appointed Rob Patterson to the newly created role of general manager. He will be responsible for growing the agency’s client roster and team, nurturing client campaigns and supporting co-founders Dan Copsey and Adam Ennis in overseeing the day-to-day running of the business.
PubMatic Inc. has appointed Laura Greally as marketing director for the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, she will lead the development and execution of marketing strategies to increase publishers’, broadcasters’, media buyers’, and commerce partners’ awareness, consideration, and adoption of the technology company’s innovative solutions.
Greally brings nearly two decades of experience in B2B marketing and deep expertise in the digital advertising and publishing industries to the role.