Raising the Roof

AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand Media & Entertainment has announced that TVNZ senior manager Paul Maher is to join the NZME executive team as chief of OneRoof.

Maher has extensive commercial media leadership experience in numerous senior roles in New Zealand’s leading media companies and is currently business strategy director at TVNZ.

Prior to this role, he was responsible for TVNZ revenue across television, digital video and diversified content services as commercial director.

Launched in 2018, OneRoof is a fast-growing multi-channel real estate property platform.

NZME ceo Michael Boggs said: “The continued growth of OneRoof is a key pillar in NZME’s strategy.

“This move allows Laura Maxwell to dedicate her focus to the continued development of NZME’s extensive portfolio.”

“We’ve been delighted with the ongoing success of OneRoof under the leadership of NZME’s chief digital officer Laura Maxwell, who has built OneRoof from a start-up into a prominent national brand in a short space of time.”

“This move also allows Laura to dedicate her focus to the continued development of NZME’s extensive portfolio of digital platforms, product development and the maximisation of NZME’s audience and customer data”.

Maher’s commercial media experience includes establishing media communications agency Starcom MediaVest Group in New Zealand and leading the group’s business as ceo of Canada, China and then the North Asia region. He’s also held the role of ceo at MediaWorks Television.

Paul Maher will take up his new role in early 2021.