Vivaki country chair Kevin Malloy to depart
Malloy: set to retire at end of year.
The Australian and New Zealand head of Publicis’ trading and technology entity Vivaki Kevin Malloy is set to retire, Mumbrella can reveal.
Malloy, who has been based out of New Zealand since 2002 and is also global client director on Coca-Cola, today confirmed he would depart at the end of the year.
“I’ve been with the company for 29 years with DMB&B and the company has then evolved with Mediavest etc,” said Malloy, who was also chairman of Starcom in Australia and NZ between 2000 and 2008.
Asked about his career, which included extended stints in New York where he held various global roles Malloy said: “There have been a number of highlights. I mean I spent 13 years away from New Zealand working in London, Hong Kong and New York.
“I was part of the unbundling of media when I was in New York when we pulled media out DMB&B to form Mediavest and then merged with Starcom. That was a pretty big highlight.”
It is understood Starcom Mediavest CEO Chris Nolan will take over responsibility for Vivaki in Australia and New Zealand.
Nic Christensen
