Carat installs MDs in Sydney and Melbourne

Dentsu media agency Carat has appointed two new managing directors to oversee its Sydney and Melbourne offices.

Lauren Small joins the agency as Sydney managing director from Publicis, where she spent nine years, most recently as general manager of Spark Foundry. And Chris Ernst steps into the Melbourne MD role from holding company Dentsu, where he was Queensland’s managing director for a year.

CEO Sue Squillace, who a few months ago overhauled the agency’s strategy team, said she is “building a team that is exciting for the future of Carat”.