Mediaweek’s Media Movers charts the biggest people moves in the industry over the past fortnight.

Cosima Marriner was named editor of the Australian Financial Review.

Tanya Vragalis returned to M&C Saatchi to become managing director, seven years after she left the agency to join TBWA.

Paramount promoted Travis Kirk to the newly-created role of commercial partnerships director – ad sales, Sydney.

HAVAS Group appointed Richard Clarke as its local chief growth and client officer.
 
Amy Bradshaw started a new role at TikTok as head of partnerships following her recent departure from VaynerMedia.
 
After 13 years at PHD, Mitchell Long joined Havas Media as chief strategy officer.

Captify appointed Jaclyn Hadida as local managing director.
 
In what has been described by some as “bombshell” news, Sam Armytage quit the Seven network. In an interview with Armytage, who is a News Corp Stellar columnist, she told The Sunday Telegraph she wanted to stay with Seven and make more series of Farmer Wants a Wife.
 
Mitch King has departed Mutinex as the company’s head of talent acquisition

Independent creative agency Howatson+Company created a new creative leadership structure, promoting executive creative directors Gavin Chimes and Richard Shaw to chief creative officer and deputy chief creative officer, respectively.

Editor-in-chief and creative lead of Missing Perspectives, Hannah Diviney, stepped down from her role with the platform she co-founded with Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks.

Ed Jamison, head of marketing – craft and hospitality at Lion, departed the beverage giant after 12 years, confirming he will take a short break “before writing the next chapter.”
 
Spark Foundry Australia promoted Sue-Ellen Osborn to the new role of national head of investment, while Cleo Lam steps up into Osborn’s former role as head of investment in Sydney.

Are Media appointed Megan Osborne as editor of Better Homes and Gardens.

Emotive nabbed Thrive PR’s national director of integration, Ashleigh Bruton, for the newly minted-role of head of fame.

IAB Australia appointed Vanya Mariani, commercial director – media (sales and customer solutions) for Carsales as chair of the board. Andrew Brain, director of data and growth at Seven West Media, has been appointed deputy chair.
 
Rebecca Costello will also join the IAB Board as the new representative for The Guardian, while Suzie Cardwell joins as Nine’s representative.
 
Initiative promoted Emma Greenhalgh to national head of communications design, effective from October, when her predecessor, Ryan Haeusler, will depart the Mediabrands agency. Haeusler had been promoted to the position last November.
 
The Idea Shed appointed John Fairley, former head of design at Dentsu Creative, as design director.
 
The ABC’s director of audiences and marketing, Leisa Bacon, is leaving the national broadcaster after a decade leading its core marketing and strategic audience functions.
 
Seven West Media (SWM) WA promoted Chris Pearce to the newly-created role of sport sales director, leading the integrated sport offering to the market across broadcast, streaming, print, and digital.

Independent media agency Magic introduced a new leadership team, led by Shahram Ghaffurian‘s appointment as CEO.
 
New appointments also include Bernie Cullen as head of media, Sarah Baskerville as head of growth, and the promotion of Sam Terminelli to head of strategy.
 
Five by Five Global appointed Mark Anderson as its managing director, replacing incumbent MD and founder, Matt Lawton, who is moving into a globally-led position within the parent company – Lawton Communications Group.
 
Advertising Industry Careers (AIC) appointed David Reid to its Advisory Board.

JOLT appointed Randall Taylor as senior data, strategy and insights manager, as the network prepares to scale its data and audience intelligence offering.
 
National industry body the Australia Association of National Advertisers (AANA) appointed four new board members: independent directors Gillian Franklin and Jeff Krug; ABC’s departing director of audiences, Leisa Bacon; and Google country marketing manager ANZ, Suzana Ristevski.
 
CTV ad solutions provider Amagi appointed Thomas Parsons as senior director of sales and business development.
 
oOh!media appointed Emmalee Crellin to the newly-created role of head of data sales.
 
MiQ hired Aaron Macarthur in the newly-created role of director of business development for Australia and New Zealand.

Bridget Brennan will be the new co-host of morning TV program ABC News Breakfast, replacing Lisa Millar who resigned from the show in July.
 
News Corp Australia officially launched its State and Communities Mastheads division, led by managing director and publisher, Mark Reinke.
 
Reinke has appointed John Lehmann to the newly-created role of commercial director of the State and Communities Mastheads, which includes the Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, The Advertiser as well as regional, rural and community titles.
 
In this expanded role, Lehmann remains in his existing role of managing director, NSW.
 
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) appointed Lachlan Brahe, the general manager of retail media at Cashrewards, as the inaugural chair of its Retail Media Council, effective immediately.
 
Daniel Aguirre-Davies was promoted to head of search at GroupM Australia and New Zealand. His appointment to the role comes a year after he joined GroupM Nexus from Mindshare as group performance director.

Affinity appointed Emma Shepherd as communications director. Shepherd joins the indie agency after a year with The Trade Desk, where she served as editorial content manager, APAC.

Article published on Mediaweek 16th August 2024. Click here for full coverage.