Jassal sinks her teeth into new role
Meanwhile, Clare Malyon from Text 100 has left her role at the agency to venture overseas with her partner and live in Vancouver. Please contact Kara Jecks and Lukas Picton for information on Adobe.
In other movements, Alexis Bicknell is also packing her bags and going overseas. "I am leaving the country – packing my bags, making the most of my UK passport and moving to London," she wrote in an email.
She finishes up her job at Hausmann on February 19th after four years with the agency. Tom Hutley will now be in charge of Sony and PlayStation and can be contacted here: 02 8353 5730; tom.hutley@hausmann.com.au. Jassal, meanwhile, can be contacted at sjassal@hillandknowlton.com.au; (02) 9286 1220
Howorth beefs up team
Fresh off the boat from some tech PR firms in London, Howorth has welcomed two new account managers: Ellie Shaddick and Georgina Bonner.
"Both have decided to leave the cold and damp London lifestyle to set up home in Sydney," according to information on a Howorth blog post. "We look forward to drawing on their experiences working with some big brands include BlackBerry, T-Mobile, Business Objects and Rentokil Initial."
The agency has also welcomed senior account manager, Le Tran, who joins Howorth from local technology PR firm, Text 100. "Le is looking to build on her corporate communications experience and is playing a key role in our emerging corporate and B2B practice. Having rapidly settled into Howorth, Le is currently taking a four-week sabbatical in Vietnam for some humanitarian work in an orphanage, cancer hospital and women’s shelter," the blog said.
Howorth has also appointed Alice Ridgway, who joins as a senior consultant with more than three years’ PR experience in technology, consumer and not for profit. Ridgway previously worked on brands including Fairfax Digital, 3Com, Tipping Point and Parrot, as well as consumer clients such as pet food manufacturer Hills Pet Nutrition. Most recently, she worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a writer during the 2009 Earth Hour – Vote Earth campaign, where she gained valuable experience in executing a global PR campaign with a strong social media focus, the company said.
Weber Shandwick adds key senior players
Weber Shandwick has made two key senior appointments with the promotion of Lisa Popplewell to general manager of the Australian business and the promotion of Alex Kelly to senior vice-president and head of client services in Australia
Both executives will continue to report directly to the managing director, Emma-Jane Granleese, and will support her in driving the strategic direction of the business in Australia.
Granleese said: “Under Lisa’s leadership, our technology practice has gone from strength-to-strength with client wins such as VHA (Vodafone Hutchison), SAS and Samsung. Alex has also done an outstanding job in growing our consumer offer three-fold over the last four years and has driven award winning work for clients such as Unilever Singapore Airlines, Nestle and Johnson & Johnson. They both have outstanding attributes to take on a broader management role within the business. These are hugely deserved promotions, setting us up for another great year in 2010.”
BM gets new Asia Pac top dog
Burson-Marsteller has named industry veteran Bob Pickard as president and chief executive officer, Asia-Pacific, reporting to global CEO Mark Penn.
Pickard was most recently president of North Asia for Edelman, leading its Korea and Japan operations.
Pickard succeeds current Asia-Pacific CEO Simon Pangrazio, who had advised the firm he will be leaving on February 26th to take up another professional opportunity, according to a press release.
"Pickard is an international public relations executive with two decades of experience focused on providing communications counsel for senior business leaders," the release said. "He was the co-founder and leader of successful award- winning PR consultancies in the United States, Japan, Korea and Canada. An experienced crisis communications practitioner, Pickard has provided senior counsel on a wide range of communications issues to clients including AstraZeneca, British Airways, De Beers, EMC, GlaxoSmithKline, ING, Johnson & Johnson, Kia Motors, Merck, Microsoft, Nissan, Nomura and Pfizer."
Pickard will lead a 19-office regional operation spanning seven countries and employing more than 500 professionals.
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