Speed appoints first head of planning and client management amongst 2 appointments

Independent media agency Speed has appointed Kaylene Tunney to the newly created role of head of planning and client management, as well as the promotion of Steph Marshall to head of business analytics and performance.

Tunney joins from Spark Foundry, where she held the title of group client partner for the Westpac account since 2017.

L to R: Kaylene Tunney and Steph Marshall

Marshall has been promoted from her title of performance and insights lead.

Speed managing partner Ian Perrin said: “It’s been an incredible year for us, and therefore critical that we scale with the very best talent in the market. After an exhaustive search, Kaylene was the outstanding candidate, and we are so pleased she agreed to join us. Steph has been with the business for close on two years now, and not a day goes by when we aren’t blown away by her talent.”

Speed managing partner Duncan Parfitt added: “We have been successful because we have single-mindedly stuck to our mantra of driving accelerated business growth for our clients. With these additions to our team, I have no doubt this success will continue.”

The staff appointments follow the news of Speed’s recent client wins, including Carnival Cruise Line and Wisr. According to Speed, the agency has doubled in size during 2021.

The appointments are effective immediately.