Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions

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Wildcard

1 signal in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

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Market context: Backdrop: a 100.2 (Neutral) Talent Market Index (down 1.1 on the month) with Oceania activity rising (+3.1pts).

Wildcard: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.

Signals at Wildcard

Executive hires, departures and board changes at Wildcard

Every leadership-change and senior-hiring signal observed at Wildcard, newest first, each dated and linked to the source record.

Wildcard signals in the last 90 days

1 public signal observed since 25 May 2026, by type.

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Strategic Hiring · Oceania

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Ben Nilsen, a senior creative/leadership figure, has relocated from TBWA's New York office back to Australia after a decade overseas, signaling either a promotion, capability expansion, or account leadership consolidation in the Australian market.

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Summer Treseder, a media industry professional, moved from Wavemaker to EssenceMediacom, indicating talent acquisition by EssenceMediacom in the media buying/planning space.

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