Landor Associates makes two new hires
Branding agency, Landor Associates has appointed Ashley Webster to the role of marketing manager and Russell Brown as finance director.
The announcement:
SYDNEY (3 October, 2012) – Strategic brand consulting and design firm, Landor Associates, has today announced two additional appointments as the company continues to grow its service offering in Sydney.
Following a number of new client wins and continued growth to its existing portfolio, Landor has expanded its team with the appointment of a Marketing Manager and Finance Director.
Ashley Webster has taken on the newly created role of Marketing Manager, with international experience in multicultural marketing, brand strategy and design, fashion and interior design.
With previous experience working for global publisher, Conde Nast, in New York, where she assisted on the production of Women’s Wear Daily and W Magazine, Ashley joined ACP Magazines upon arrival in Sydney, before signing on as Sales & Marketing Manager for e2.
Ashley’s notable achievements include the transcreation of global campaigns for clients such as Nike, Coca-Cola and GAP, winning Questacon’s new brand and experience centre design, and project management for Sony Australia’s new in-store experience.
“Landor is known world-wide for their innovation, professionalism and heritage within the industry . It’s an exciting time to be joining the Sydney team and I look forward to helping develop Landor’s reputation even further,” says Ashley.
Taking on the role of Finance Director for the South East Asia & Pacific region, Russell Brown is responsible for ensuring sound financial decision making and accurate financial reporting and project accounting across all offices in the region
Before joining Landor, Russell served as Financial Controller of the Specialist Communications network of WPP, based in London. In this role, he managed reporting, forecasting and budgeting for a broad range of Group companies. Prior to WPP, Russell began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers within the audit and transaction support department.
Dominic Walsh, Managing Director at Landor, said of the new appointments: “A successful 2012 has positioned us well for further growth into 2013. Both Ashley and Russell bring with them a great deal of energy, along with their respective talents and experience.”
Source: Landor Associates press release
