Zenith’s Sydney managing director Karen Halligan to depart
Zenith’s Sydney managing director Karen Halligan is set to leave the media agency, it was announced today. Halligan had been second in command at the agency since January 2016, reporting directly to CEO Nickie Scriven.
Halligan was previously the national commercial director at Southern Cross Austereo, which at the time was a newly created role. She departed in December 2015.
Before SCA, held the title of head of implementation and investment at Bohemia, a position she left after just six months in the job.
She has previously held senior roles at Bohemia, Slingshot and Mediacom.
Commenting on the departure, Scriven said: “Karen has helped me lead the Sydney team professionally and diligently. We would like to thank Karen for her dedication to Zenith and wish her all the very best for the future.”
Scriven was appointed as Zenith’s CEO in February of this year, after previous CEO Matt James was promoted to the position of Publicis Media’s ANZ CEO.
Zenith is currently on the hunt for a candidate to replace Halligan, who could not be approached for comment.
