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Digital expert joins group From ad watchdog to ICO was later bought by GGT, which in 1998
Digital marketing expert and Christopher Graham(pictured merged with the TBWA network.
author, Alex Michael, has right) –currently the director He is the second regional CEO to be
been appointed group digital general of the UK Advertising appointed, last year Richard Bleasdale,
director for UK-based Standards Authority (ASA) –is previously group MD of DDB group
independent direct marketing set to become the next UK Singapore and president/MD of Rapp Collins
agency The Direct Marketing Group (TDMG). Information Commissioner. His suitability for Asia Pacific, was appointed regional CEO for
His remit is to take 21 years of digital media the role is currently being assessed by the Asia Pacific. iris is to announce the
experience to all the companies within the House of Commons Justice Select appointment of a regional CEO for North
group, which includes mature market Committee. Graham was a BBC journalist America in due course.
specialist, Millennium, as well as JDA, before joining the corporation’s
Whitewater, DMS, DM Print and Blah Blah management. He took the helm of the ad Driving global growth
PR. Previously, Michael was director of watchdog ASA in April 2000 and would take Mobile transaction network mBlox has
Sprite Interactive, a company specialising in over the information appointed Andrew Darkas global chief
web and mobile-based solutions. Other commissioner’s office from executive officer. He will take up his position
positions held include executive producer current IC Richard Thomas by the end of March and be responsible for
for Walt Disney Internet Group, interactive (pictured right), who retires leading mBlox through its next phase of
business and creative director for Lopex from the role in June after global growth.
PLC and creative director and general more than six years. Dark has held a number of senior
manager for Innovations Design PLC, where positions, most recently as chief executive
he had overall responsibility for 27 Ready for repositioning for London-quoted DataCash Group and
catalogue brands and 25 retail outlets. Declan Boylehas taken on the previously at Dione PLC (Lipman Inc), NCR
Michael has also written extensively role of ad director, IPC and RIVA Group PLC. Dark takes over from
about digital marketing. Innovator - IPC Media’s Jeff Clark,who is stepping down after four
centralised insert and successful years at the helm, during which
Australian DMA elects new board chief cross-platform direct division. mBlox has grown to connect with more than
Tony Davis(pictured right), Boyle will spearhead a 500 carriers in 180 countries.
director of the Quantium repositioning of Innovator as it offers direct
Group –a customer analytics response clients affordable, creative and Co-CEOs to run digital arm
and marketing strategy integrated solutions to their database Havas Media has
consultancy –has been marketing and direct multiplatform needs. appointed Gabriel Saenz
named the new chairman of He joins from Lloyd James Group, where de Buruaga(left of
the Australian Direct Marketing he was head of the media management picture) and Anthony
Association’s (ADMA) board of directors. department. Previously, he held sales Rhind(right) to run the
Prior to joining Quantium, he was positions at The Read Group and Carat and international company
marketing director of NatWest Cards, the has 10 years of experience in direct Havas Digital, which
UK’s second largest credit card issuer. After marketing services. manages all Havas Media’s interactive
arriving in Australia, he led marketing and assets. In their new roles as Havas Digital
strategy at Aussie Home Loans and in the Network appoints European CEO co-chief executive officers, Saenz de
last five years at Quantium, has worked with Independent integrated Buruaga will be based in Madrid and Rhind
many of Australia’s most substantial brands. marketing network has in London. The two were previously Havas
Davis was ADMA’s vice-chairman for a welcomed industry Digital’s chief operating officer and chief
year and succeeds Douglas Nicol. heavyweight and former strategy officer respectively. They replace
The new ADMA Board Executive president of TBWA\Europe, Don Epperson, who is leaving to pursue
Committee also comprises ADMA CEO Rob Paul Bainsfair (pictured), to personal projects.
Edwardsand incumbent board members, the role of CEO for Europe. He has been
Karen Ganschow, executive director working as a non-executive director with iris Promotions for The Trading Floor
Relationship Marketing Telstra Consumer since October but has now joined full-time, UK-based database management company
and Channels, and Cellarmaster Wine’s reporting to Ian Millner, group CEO and and prospect pool specialist, The Trading
managing director, Kate Langford, who are founder of iris Worldwide. Bainsfair’s Floor, has made two high-profile promotions
vice-chairman and treasurer respectively. appointment comes at the start of an –Peter Mayne(pictured left) rises to key
Three new members of the board of aggressive expansion drive, which has seen account director after previously heading up
directors are: Mark Buckman iris launch new offices in Paris, Amsterdam the agency team and Winston Austin(far
(Commonwealth Bank’s chief marketing and Munich. Prior to running the TBWA right) will replace
officer), Nick Mercer(managing director of network across Europe, Bainsfair was the him as head of
brand response agency MercerBelland) and managing director of Saatchi & Saatchi in agencies. Both have
Stephen Mildred(head of marketing 1986, going on to establish his own agency, more than 10 years’
strategy and planning at Medibank Private). Bainsfair Sharkey Trott (BST), in 1991. BST industry experience.
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