Publicis Media ANZ boss Matt James departs for Zenith global role

January 8, 2019 9:00

Matt James, Publicis Media’s Australia and New Zealand CEO, has taken the London-based role of global brand president of Zenith.

James’ move follows Publicis Media appointing Blue 449 CEO John Preston as ANZ chairman in August last year. At the time, Publicis said this would not affect James’ role in running the local group which oversees Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Blue 449 and Performics.

James himself was a surprise choice to run the media group’s ANZ operations in 2016 having moved to Australia four years earlier from Starcom UK to head the Nine-Microsoft Mi9 joint venture.

During his tenure as CEO, Publicis Media ANZ had wins including P&G, Aldi, Campbell’s, Arnott, and Kraft Heinz.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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