Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions
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Leadership Changecurated sourcedetected 2026-07-07 · confidence 85%

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McCann New Zealand: Leadership Change

Jane Wardlaw appointed as managing director of McCann New Zealand, tasked with strengthening integrated model and evolving operations post-merger of FCB Aotearoa and DDB Aotearoa

Source: B&T Magazine

The leadership read

Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.

Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 107.4 (Hot), down 1.8 on the prior month; Oceania hiring signal is running easing (-4.4pts).

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

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