Pead grows senior team with new hire and promotions

AUCKLAND, Friday: PR agency Pead has announced the appointment of Jennifer Leppington-Clark, and the promotions of Courtney Stayte and Lauren Went.

Leppington-Clark joins Pead from the Hill+Knowlton Strategies South Africa, where she was MD. At Pead, she’ll work with Nespresso, BMW, Aramex and AIA.

Pead has also promoted Courtney Stayte to the role of senior account director. She joined Pead as an account director in May 2022 and works in the corporate division, on Tower, Up Education, Lodestone Energy, Tend and My Food Bag.

Lauren Went has been promoted to senior account manager. Joining Pead in June 2021 as an account manager, she works in the consumer division, her clients include Recorded Music NZ, Nespresso, Good Health NZ and Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Spirits.