BMF has strengthened its planning department welcoming three new hires: Anna Bollinger as head of planning, Jessica Sutanto as senior strategic planner and Benjamin Yap as junior planner.
Bollinger has more than 14 years of experience in the advertising industry as an integrated, strategic planner. She started her career at BMF as a grad, then moved on to DDB and then The Special Group. During her career Bollinger has worked with QSR, FMCG, service and retail industries.
(L-R) Jess-Sutanto, Anna-Bollinger, Ben-Yap
She’s worked across iconic brands such as: McDonald’s, Mondelez, Qantas, CBA, KPMG and Uber Eats Asia Pacific.
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Bollinger, commented: “I was fortunate to start my career at BMF and so rejoining the team feels like coming home. What’s more, it’s my joy to be invited to work on ALDI: one of the most pioneering and entertaining brands.”
Sutanto joins BMF as a senior strategic planner. She began her career in account management in customer and data agency, Track. She then moved over to DDB where she worked on accounts including Westpac and McDonald’s and dabbled in Netflix, Neutrogena, Carefree and Pharma. Sutanto’s work has been recognised at APG/AWARD and the Australian Effie Awards.
Yap has worked in multiple social content roles at Red Engine, Ogilvy PR and most recently at BMF’s sister agency, Orchard. With more than five years of experience in delivering social campaigns for the likes of consumer and healthcare brands, Ben has worked with clients such as: PepsiCo, Carnival Cruise Lines, Microsoft, Schwarzkopf, Obela, GSK, Zoetis and Biogen.
BMF chief strategy officer, Christina Aventi, said: “We feel lucky to have three stellar planners and human beings stomping the floor at Pyrmont. Ben is a beautiful soul and a modern-day planner whose background will teach us a thing or two. Jess is a liquorice all-sort of a planner, equally comfortable in the lofty heights of brand and deep in the nitty gritty of connections planning. I will likely be reporting to her one day. And Anna, well, what can I say?
“When I asked people for reccos for the best head senior planner around, her name always came up. Time and time again. We have asked her several times to come back. Thankfully she ran out of no’s and said yes this time. She is whip smart and deeply empathetic. Gosh we are lucky to welcome all three. And now the department feels whole again.”
In August, BMF appointed Lucy Kough as a creative director, as she returns to the agency.