AEGISMEDIA.CO.NZ - Key Persons
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- General Counsel for Dentsu Group Inc
Alison Zoellner is the General Counsel for Dentsu Group Inc. and joined the business in 2020 as the General Counsel for the Americas region, most recently serving as Global General Counsel, dentsu international. She previously served as Vice President and General Counsel of Honeywell's Advanced Materials business, a global business which manufactures a wide variety of high-performance products. Prior to this, Zoellner was Assistant General Counsel, Securities and Corporate Finance of Honeywell International Inc. She began her career at Sullivan & Cromwell before working for seventeen years in the legal department of The New York Times Company. In her role as General Counsel, Dentsu Group Inc., Zoellner will develop and implement the Group Legal and Compliance strategy as well as lead the Function to support business transformation.
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- Chief Experience and Delivery Officer, Merkle Aoteraoa
Loves getting the job done (and done well) and creating lasting relationships along the way. Lives for balance, hanging out at the beach, spending time with family and shooting the breeze with friends over a good bubbles.
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- Chief Sustainability Officer, International Markets, Dentsu
- Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership
Anna Lungley joined dentsu international in 2019 bringing over 25 years experience leading strategy, sustainability and corporate affairs for multi-national listed companies. As Chief Sustainability Officer she created and developed Dentsu Group's ambitious 2030 ‘Social Impact' strategy, including the Net Zero strategy and transformation programme. In her role she continues to lead the development of the group-wide sustainability strategy as well as directing implementation across 145 markets, functions and service lines outside Japan. Anna is a member of the Dentsu Group global management team and the Dentsu Group Sustainability Committee.
In addition to her role at dentsu, Anna is a Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership and member of faculty for the Prince of Wales Business and Sustainability Programme in the United Kingdom and Singapore. She is also a member of the Business Commission to Tackle Inequality and sits on advisory boards including Sustainable Brands and AdNetZero. Anna has been recognised for her contribution to sustainable development winning the ‘Changing Lives' award at the Broadband World Forum, the World Economic Forum's ‘New Vision for Development' award, Business Green's ‘Sustainability Team of the Year' and Grand Prix's at the World Media Awards and The Drum Awards for the groundbreaking "Draw The Line against Malaria" global advocacy campaign.
Anna joined dentsu in 2018 from BT Group where she spent 15 years in leadership roles including Director of Sustainable Business and Connected Society Global Programme Director and was also an advisor to the UK government on digital inclusion. Anna started her career at Brodeur Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group, where she led global PR campaigns for brands including Nortel Networks, Philips and Vodafone.
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- Executive Vice President & Chief Governance Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Group Director of Data & Technology
Bram heads up the Data & Analytics team. From Data Strategy to implementing Customer Data Infrastructures and from Data Visualisation to Advanced Analytics and Modelling, the team of Data consultants, Data Engineers and Data Analysts will help you answer the questions that will help drive business performance.
Bram has over 20 years of experience working in Digital and is a true digital generalist. Originally from the Netherlands, Bram has helped large range of clients both in Europe and New Zealand create great data driven customer experiences that delivered below the line results.
Courtney is an experienced media practitioner with over 12 years' experience in media agencies across NZ, Australia, and the UK. This experience has allowed her to work across a number of different categories (Automotive, Insurance, FMCG, Pharmacy, Retirement, Telecom, Education, and Retail). Over this time, she has developed a robust understanding of leading high functioning teams to deliver game-changing work. Work that goes beyond media metrics and provides real business results for clients.
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- Chief Technology Officer
- Chief Information Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
Dominic Shine joined Dentsu international as Global Chief Technology Officer in 2017 with overall responsibility for technology and has overseen significant development of the group's enterprise technology, security and digital platforms and products enabling business integration and growth. Over the past 30 years, he has led several, major technology-enabled transformation programmes for global organisations including News Corp, Reed Elsevier and JP Morgan. Shine also serves as Board Trustee of Media Trust which supports charities and underrepresented communities to build media skills by providing skills-based training, volunteer resources from across the media sector, and helps the media sector identify and hire diverse talent. In his new role, he will lead the technology function for the whole of the Dentsu Group.
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- Chief Creative Officer
- Global Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu
- Global Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu. ( Excluding Japan )
Fred Levron was appointed to Global Chief Creative Officer, dentsu international, in November 2021. His role leads the network's holistic creative agenda and its portfolio of creative agencies worldwide. He is responsible for the international network's creative product and accelerating creativity across the entirety of dentsu international's Creative, Media and CXM agency brands, as it transforms to become the most integrated network in the world. In his first year at dentsu, Levron reshaped Dentsu International's creating offer creating a new global creative network, Dentsu Creative, which became "Agency of the Year" at Cannes Lions 2022.
For over two decades, Levron has been one of the industry's most progressive creative leaders and thinkers. His work has been recognised with 13 Grand Prix and 54 Gold Lions at Cannes Lions and he was recognized as #1 Chief Creative Officer Worldwide in 2020 by The Drum's global CCO rankings and The One Club global ranking for the last 3 consecutive years in 2020 and 2021 and 2022. As Global Chief Creative Officer, dentsu. (excluding Japan) Levron will lead a world-class creative offering which translates beyond advertising across the entire customer journey of clients.
Fred Levron was appointed to Global Chief Creative Officer, dentsu, in November 2021. His role leads the network's holistic creative agenda and its portfolio of creative agencies worldwide.
He is responsible for the network's creative product and accelerating creativity across the entirety of dentsu's Creative, Media and CXM agency brands, as it transforms to become the most integrated network in the world.
For over two decades, Fred has been one of the industry's most progressive creative leaders and thinkers. He was recently recognized as the top Chief Creative Officer globally by The Drum global ranking in 2020 and The One Club global ranking for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021.
Fred was previously FCB's Worldwide Creative Partner. With Global CCO Susan Credle they led an creative transformation that saw FCB becoming Cannes Lions 2020/2021 Network of the year. Adweek's 2020 Global Agency of the Year, D&AD's 2020 Design Agency of the Year, and Cannes Lions' 2019 North America Network of the Year.
Fred believes creativity used at its best is a business accelerator. His commitment to the creative product can be seen in many famous campaigns created for the most iconic brands around the world over the last two decades: AB InBev "Contract for Change", Levi's "Circle", Burger King's "Whopper Detour", Louis Vuitton's "Journeys campaign", The Times of India "Shindoor Khela, No Conditions Apply", Coke "The Sharing Can", more than 10 Super Bowl ads for AB InBev.
Fred is known for his pivotal role in helping both local and global iconic brands find their voice in the modern world. Prior to joining FCB then Dentsu, Fred was part of the creative leadership team at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the four-time Emmy-awarded brand entertainment agency based in Los Angeles. CAA's marketing work is inspired by a vision that Fred helped define and execute: Create pop culture for brands, and help brands to play a meaningful role in pop culture.
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- Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Merkle Aotearoa
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- CEO, Dentsu EMEA
- Dentsu Aegis Network in 2010 As President and CEO of Italy
Giulio Malegori joined Dentsu Aegis Network in 2010 as President and CEO of Italy and in 2013 he took the responsibility of Southern Europe. In February 2017 he became CEO of the EMEA region. He started his career in client management at McCann Erickson before moving to ACNielsen. In 1989 Malegori joined as founding partner at an independent media agency which later became CIA Medianetwork, where he held a range of executive roles in Italy and was member of the European Board. In 1999 he was the founder CEO of Mindshare in Italy, in 2003 he became CEO of the EMEA region and entered the Global Board. As CEO dentsu EMEA, Malegori will oversee the integrated growth strategy and business execution within the EMEA region.
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- Chairman
- Chairman, Dentsumcgarrybowen
Gordon Bowen is Chairman of dentsumcgarrybowen, Founder of mcgarrybowen and in 2019 was appointed to the Executive team as Chief Creative Officer, dentsu international.
Gordon heralds one of the most diverse and celebrated careers on Madison Avenue. TIME magazine labeled him a creator of "emotional blockbusters," and his legendary "Membership Has Its Privileges" campaign for American Express has been named AdvertisingAge's "Campaign of the Decade." He has worked previously at J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson, Young & Rubicam, and was the Creative Director for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
Founded by John McGarry and Gordon Bowen in 2002, mcgarrybowen was the fastest-growing agency in advertising history and was named the Ad Age "Agency of the Year" twice. mcgarrybowen joined Dentsu Aegis Network in 2008. Under Bowen's leadership, mcgarrybowen now has offices spanning the globe to serve a growing list of iconic clients that includes: American Express, Chevron, Disney, Hershey's, Intel, Kraft/Heinz, Marriott, Mondelez, P&G, Subway, United Airlines and Verizon.
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- Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
Haruhiko Hirate has over forty years of experience in international business, having played key management roles across organizations such as Hitachi, Draeger, Roche, Merck & Co., GlaxoSmithKline, and Takeda Pharmaceutical. His experience includes executive roles at Global HQs, Region Presidents, Country GM, especially for building new strategies and to execute business transformation. He joined Dentsu Group Inc. in January 2022 as Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Hirate is also a Director at the Japan Center for International Exchange and holds professor roles at the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University and Keio Business School, Keio University Graduate School. As Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Hirate supports the CEO in planning and executing the Group's business strategy and transformation across the enterprise, especially within Human Resource Management, Corporate Culture and Communications, to help deliver on Dentsu's ambitious goals.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief Financial Officer, Dentsu Japan
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- President & CEO, Dentsu Group Inc
Hiroshi Igarashi joined Dentsu Inc. in 1984, marking the start of more than three decades in various account management divisions. He has handled sectors as diverse as food & beverage, financial services, mobility, electronics, entertainment, and retail, focusing in particular on business development and on the creation of solutions with roots in social issues and sports. Igarashi became an Executive Officer of Dentsu in 2017, and he additionally assumed the role of Head of Japanese Business the following year.
After being named a Director and Executive Officer of what was then Dentsu Inc. and now Dentsu Group Inc. in March 2018, Igarashi worked to promote group governance, develop business strategies, and drive group-wide initiatives. With the transition to a holding company structure in January 2020, he assumed the roles of Dentsu Group Inc. Co-COO; Dentsu Japan Network President & CEO; and Dentsu Inc. Representative Director, President & CEO. Since January 2021, Igarashi has also served as Vice Chairman of the Business Group at Dentsu Group Inc., as well as a dentsu international board member. As President and CEO, Dentsu Group Inc., he is accountable for shaping the Group's long-term vision and corporate strategy, leading its effective and sustainable execution whilst achieving target metrics.
Igarashi is, additionally, the President of the Japan Advertising Agencies Association.
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- Head of Digital Experience
Ian leads a team of designers and technologists who deliver value and outcomes for clients' by re-imagining how customers experience their organisation, using human-centred design, creativity and digital technology.
Ian joined Dentsu Creative from IBM iX where he led Business Transformation Services for New Zealand and prior to that, was Head of Digital Marketing for Bank of New Zealand.
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- CEO, Dentsu Americas & Chief Global Client Officer, Dentsu
Jacki Kelley has been a recognized and lauded leader in the advertising and media industries for over 25 years. Kelley joined dentsu in 2019 as President, Chief Client Officer, dentsu US. Prior to dentsu, Kelley, spent five years at Bloomberg, first joining as COO of Bloomberg Media in 2014 and then moving to Bloomberg LP in 2017 after being appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer. She was appointed CEO, Americas, dentsu international in 2020. To proactively address the biggest business challenges and transformations that clients face, Kelley has been appointed to lead the global Client Solutions organization. Client Solutions provides clients with everything they need to truly understand and focus on customers, capitalize on emerging trends and innovations, and transform their businesses. As CEO dentsu Americas, Kelley will oversee the integrated growth strategy and business execution within the Americas region. As Chief Global Client Officer, dentsu, she will be responsible for designing and orchestrating a renewed client experience, as well as growing integrated business globally.
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- Chief Culture Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
Jean Lin's career spans thirty years, having started as an account executive at Ogilvy Taiwan in 1987. She joined Isobar in 2004 following the acquisition of wwwins Consulting Greater China, a digital consulting firm she founded, eventually becoming Global CEO of Isobar in 2014. Since 2019, Lin held several senior executive positions at dentsu international including Global CEO CX and commerce, and Global CEO Creative. She became an Executive Officer of Dentsu Group Inc. in 2021 to develop the group's business solution and accelerator for sustainability, Dentsu Good. In her new role as Chief Culture Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Lin will be challenged to foster a culture that empowers teaming, innovation and sustainable growth, on the important core of people, diversity, and society.
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- Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
- Chief Communications Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
Jeremy Miller was appointed Global Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for dentsu International in September 2022. Prior to joining dentsu, for over 10 years, Miller served as Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer McCann Worldgroup where he was responsible for reputation management for the legacy agency brand McCann and also for McCann Worldgroup, a multi-disciplinary organization that spans over 100 countries. Having started his career in communications in 1992, Miller worked for 15 years at TBWA Worldwide, rising from PR manager in 1996 to becoming Chief Communications Director for the global business. As Chief Communications Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Jeremy will be responsible for formulating global communication strategy, driving employee engagement and the Group's external reputation.
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- Chief Executive Officer, Davanti a Merkle Company
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Deputy Chief HR Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Head of Investor Relations
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Deputy Chief of Staff, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Integrated Solutions Officer, Dentsu
Masaya Nakamura joined Dentsu Inc. in 1990 and has been involved in the global business operations ever since. He has held various senior roles working with major global clients in Account Management and Planning. Nakamura's experience in localizing global brands and making international ideas relevant in local settings allows him to work seamlessly between people and cultures to create relevant brand communications. In January 2018, he was appointed Executive Officer of Dentsu Inc., responsible for growing the overseas business, and moved to Singapore to become Global & APAC Executive Client President, Dentsu Aegis Network. In September 2019, he was appointed CEO, Global Solutions, Dentsu International, a transformative role responsible for unlocking expertise and developing leading practices to drive global client excellence through integrated solutions, overseeing hubs in London, New York, Singapore, and Tokyo. He took on an additional role as the Group Solutions Officer at Dentsu Group Inc. in January 2022 to further accelerate this agenda at the group level. In this new role, Nakamura will be responsible for the development of integrated solutions and their effective and sustainable execution across markets.
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- CEO, CXM, International Markets, Dentsu
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- Chief HR Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Financial Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Operating Officer, International Markets, Dentsu
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- Head of Internal Audit, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Dentsu Japan
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- Deputy Chief of Staff, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu ANZ
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- Managing Director, Merkle Aotearoa
Paul's focus is on business performance, commercial management and working across the dentsu Aotearoa and Merkle Executive teams to translate strategy into action, ensuring we perform in the short term whilst setting up the business to achieve longer term financial results and business objectives. Paul is a commercially focused and experienced leader who believes business is about people; whether this be the customers we work for, or our colleagues who deliver outcomes for our customers. It is this that makes business real.
Paul has a varied background as a Management Consultant across a wide range of businesses and industries working in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Paul also ran the Salesforce Practice at Merkle Aotearoa for approximately 5 years, establishing Merkle Aotearoa as the Leading Salesforce Implementation Partner in New Zealand. Following this, Paul stepped into the GM of Operations role at Merkle Aotearoa, where he was responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the business on behalf of the founders prior to the acquisition of Merkle by dentsu Aotearoa and more recently under John Bessey's leadership as CEO.
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- CEO, Media, International Markets, Dentsu
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- Chief Commercial Officer
- Chief Client Officer
- Communication Specialist
- New Business
Rachel is a communication specialist with over twenty years' experience in the Marketing industry working in both Agencies and Media businesses. She has run media agency teams, research and insight divisions, and set up an analytics division for a subscription-video-ondemand start-up in Asia. Rachel's passion is to uncover the consumer behaviour that really matters by distilling data and then translating it into concise strategies that achieve business outcomes. She has worked with major brands such as Unilever, Coca-Cola, Woolworths NZ, The Warehouse Group, Telecom, TVNZ and iFlix. Across New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia.
Richard has 17 years' media agency experience, spanning both NZ and the UK
Richard has experience in all forms of media, and has in particular spent a large portion of his career working in performance marketing roles before moving into agency management roles.
He joined dentsu in 2013. Launching the Vizeum brand in NZ which under Richard's guidance saw RECMA recognise Vizeum as the Fastest Growing Media Agency in New Zealand, with Richard also being recognised as Vizeum Asia-Pacific Leader of the Year.
As dentsu has continued to evolve and simplify Richard's role has changed, and he is now responsible for applying his brand of leadership across dentsu media function in its entirety.
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- Chief Product Officer, Dentsu Media ANZ
Richard leads media data, product and technology development across Australia and New Zealand. He has previously held executive positions in media businesses in the UK, Australia and Switzerland and has a deep understanding of digital advertising and technology.
Since joining the team in January 2017, Richard has worked closely with large clients and media partners to build innovative, award-winning and impactful solutions in data consulting, dynamic advertising and audience targeting.
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- CEO
- CEO, Dentsu APAC
- Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu Asia Pacific
Rob has almost three decades of experience in the Media and Entertainment industry and has worked in the Asia Pacific region for over 25 years. He has a proven track-record of growing profitable businesses for global multinationals including The Walt Disney Company, Warnermedia and PwC with extensive experience in markets that include China, India, Australia and Southeast Asia.
Rob joined dentsu from Nielsen where he was President, APAC responsible for building relationships with key media owners, brands and agencies to deliver audience insights across the media ecosystem. Prior to that he was CEO & Founder, Blue Hat Ventures, an investment and advisory firm focused on identifying and commercialising high-growth businesses in the Digital Media sector in Asia Pacific.
He has held non-executive advisory and board roles with Singapore's Ministry of Communications & Information, the InfoComm Media Development Authority and as Chair, Singapore Media Festival.
Rob has led transformational growth of dentsu in New Zealand since taking the helm 2013. Under Rob's leadership revenue has more than tripled, the group has won significant new clients, and welcomed new businesses BC&F Dentsu, Isobar, and Davanti via acquisition. With nearly 20 years of experience across Media and Creative businesses, Rob has worked on some of New Zealand's most iconic brands and campaigns, been awarded in local and international awards shows, and led agencies including Zenith and Publicis Mojo.
Rob has been recognised on Campaign Asia's 40 Under 40 list, won People's Choice for ‘Human of the Year' at the StopPress Awards, and in 2018 won the Sandy Smith Inspiring Individual Award. Rob currently sits on the Commercial Communications Council Executive Board as President, and is on the Media Committee, and Beacons Sub Committee.
Rob is focused on building a strong people first culture within DAN and is proud to represent the over 300 people that make up the group in New Zealand.
Ruth joins dentsu Aotearoa with 20 years' experience as an HR professional. Ruth's HR background has seen her work across multiple industries including Market Research, Contact Centres, Direct Marketing, Retail & Advertising.
Leading People teams across all areas of the people lifecycle, Ruth is passionate about all things people & culture and loves to work with business leaders to create inclusive and purposeful workplaces.
Ruth enjoys working with future leaders and talent tapping into their potential and supporting them to have truly meaningful careers in their chosen field. She is a promotor for diversity, equity & inclusion being proud a Vā‘ine of Cook Islands Māori (Rarotonga/Takitumu/Ngati Uirangi and Palmerston) and NZ Papa'a descent, embedding a culture of belonging is Ruth's driving force and she is strong advocate for Māori & Pasifika people & women leadership.
Away from her mahi Ruth is a proud māmā of her two grown up children, is enjoying having more time to spend with her beloved partner and dog. She also finds ways to give back to her community through volunteering, Netball and has mentored both young mothers and young HR professionals.
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- Deputy Chief Integration Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Integration Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- General Manager - Finance
Stevie leads the dentsu NZ finance function and is a valued business partner to our agencies, offering commercial finance support and strategic advice.
With twelve years of experience, Stevie started her career at Deloitte and spent several years leading a finance team at Ingenious Media Group in London where she developed a love for the media industry.
Stevie is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has a Master of Social and Environmental Accounting.
She is a passionate leader for the Dentsu New Zealand Diversity & Inclusion Council and also represents Dentsu on the Commercial Communications Council Diversity & Inclusion Council.
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- Executive Director, Strategy
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- Head of Corporate Secretary & Deputy General Counsel, Dentsu Group Inc
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- CEO, Business Transformation, Dentsu
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- Deputy Chief Integration Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Deputy Chief HR Officer for International Markets
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- Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Deputy General Counsel, ANZ
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- CEO, Creative, Dentsu Japan
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- Chief of Staff, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Operating Officer, Dentsu Japan
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- Deputy Chief Strategy Officer, Dentsu Group Inc
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- Chief Sustainability Officer, Dentsu Japan