NZME appoints digital agency sales chief

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: NZME has appointed experienced digital marketing leader Jared De Wet as its new general manager digital sales, agency. De Wet has 12 years in the media and marketing industry with much of that focused in digital marketing and leadership roles.

Jared De Wet said: “My passion lies in engaging consumers with brands in relevant and creative ways,

He has worked across a number of New Zealand’s leading media agencies including PHD, Ikon and most recently, as head of digital for the NZ arm of global marketing and advertising company Wavemaker.

“My passion lies in engaging consumers with brands in relevant and creative ways.”

NZME head of agency sales and CreateMe, Greg McCrea, said: “We’ve been looking for a great digital leader to drive the agency sales team’s digital commercial strategy.

“Jared’s proven ability to develop and deliver data, programmatic, digital audio and content solutions for our advertising partners makes him the perfect fit for this fantastic leadership role.”

Jared De Wet said: “My passion lies in engaging consumers with brands in relevant and creative ways, so those connections are deep and lasting.”

De Wet will join the NZME team on 24 January.