NZME announces internal promotion, key hires

AUCKLAND, Today: NZME’s agency sales team has announced two key appointments, with Carly Harris and Bridget Welsh joining as senior account managers.

Carly Harris joins NZME from FCB, where she was previously senior account manager, and has four years of media experience.

Bridget Welsh, previously business manager at OMD, brings three years’ experience working across accounts including The Warehouse Group and Sky TV.

NZME head of agency sales Greg McCrea said: “We’re thrilled to be welcoming two rising stars within the media industry to the team.

“We’re thrilled to be welcoming two rising stars within the media industry to the team.”

“Carly and Bridget both bring invaluable experience from an agency perspective, with highly sought-after skills in media and marketing, and I have no doubt they will fit into our high-performing team seamlessly.”

NZME has also announced the promotion of Maggie West to senior account director. She has been with NZME since 2017, when she started her media career as account coordinator.

McCrea: “We are immensely proud of Maggie’s continued success and we are very fortunate to work alongside her.

“Maggie’s agency and client contacts can’t speak highly enough of her, and I know that they too will be extremely pleased to see Maggie getting the recognition she richly deserves.”