Mediaweek’s Media Movers charts the biggest people moves in the industry over the past week.
Ray Kuka.
Anthony De Ceglie
Seven West Media has appointed Ray Kuka, the long-serving 7NEWS Perth News Director and current Deputy Director of News, to replace Seven’s Director of News and Current Affairs and Editor-in-Chief, Anthony De Ceglie after just a year in the role.
De Ceglie, formerly Editor-in-Chief of The West Australian and the launch editor of PDF newspaper The Nightly, will return to Perth from Sydney where he will take up the role of inaugural chief executive of NRL’s Perth Bears.
Raianne Reiss
Skillsoft has appointed Raianne Reiss as Chief Marketing Officer, where she will oversee global marketing efforts and report directly to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair, Ron Hovsepian.
The appointment is part of Skillsoft’s continued transformation strategy to position itself as a leading talent development platform. Reiss will be tasked with driving demand and elevating brand awareness among enterprise clients and learners.
Jordan Khoo
Quantcast has appointed Jordan Khoo as Vice President for the Asia-Pacific region, as the company moves to bolster its leadership team amid continued growth in the region.
Based in Singapore, Khoo will lead Quantcast’s strategic and commercial operations across APAC.
Rebecca Den Braber
Impressive has appointed Rebecca Den Braber as General Manager.
Den Braber joins the Melbourne-based integrated marketing agency at a time of strong growth for the business, driven by recent innovations, a growing client base and expansions to offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Austin, Texas.
Michelle Lomas
Emotive has appointed Michelle Lomas into the new role of Head of Partnerships, which sees her lead the independent creative agency’s specialist partnerships division.
The agency’s partnerships offering works hand-in-hand with the strategy, creative and earned teams to maximise the emotional impact of every idea, from unexpected media tie-ins to brand collabs and sponsorships.
Ashley Earnshaw
After three years at the helm of Nine’s audio sales division, Ashley Earnshaw is stepping down from his role as Director of Sales – Total Audio.
The announcement, confirmed today by Nine, signals the end of a chapter marked by digital evolution, structural change and sustained commercial momentum in the company’s audio portfolio.
Tess O’Brien
Strategic communications consultancy SKMG has announced the appointment of Tess O’Brien as Group Account Director, marking the launch of a dedicated property and built environment portfolio.
O’Brien joins SKMG with over 14 years of international experience across Sydney, New York and London, where she has led communications for major developments and global real estate brands.
Gavin Seewooruttun
Publicis Sapient has appointed Gavin Seewooruttun to the newly created role of Vice President, Data and AI Lead for Australia, in a move that signals the company’s growing focus on artificial intelligence and data innovation across the region.
Based in Melbourne, Seewooruttun will spearhead efforts to embed AI and data strategies across Publicis Sapient’s client engagements, helping organisations transform customer experiences, unlock new revenue opportunities, and improve operational performance.
Aimee Gossage.
Audience Group has appointed Aimee Gossage as Head of Investment, rounding out its management team, bolstering the agency’s buying edge and locks in a sharper focus on commercial performance across its media operations.
In the newly created role, Gossage will lead the the independent media strategy and advertising services agency‘s media buying function and ensure clients benefit from the agency’s strategic media partnerships and commercial agreements.
Peita Pacey
Peita Pacey has been appointed to the role of Chief Strategy and Behaviour Change Officer at Hearts & Science Australia after eight years at Omnicom Media Group (OMG).
She has spent that past two years as Head of Behaviour Change at OMD Sydney, and previously Head of Strategy, OMD Sydney.
Sarah Proudfoot
The ACCC has named Sarah Proudfoot chief executive officer.
Proudfoot began with the ACCC/AER in 2005 when she joined the agency’s Infocentre and has held a range of senior roles in the agency, including executive general manager of the ACCC Infrastructure Division between 2020 and 2024.
Samantha Murphy and Alex (AJ) James
Samantha Murphy steps up from her previous role as Client Manager to Client Director at the data-led media planning and buying agency. Over the past three years at Assembled Media, Murphy has played a pivotal role in delivering award-winning work and cultivating trusted client relationships.
John Guanzon
Man of Many has promoted John Guanzon to the newly created role of Head of Creative & Production, recognising his contributions to the digital publisher’s expansion across video, social and audio formats.
Since joining Man of Many in 2022, Guanzon has led the development of the company’s social and video strategy, scaling its presence to more than 900,000 followers and producing original formats including Suite Spot, Monday Munchies, and Hands On.
Justine Cullen
Justine Cullen, the Editor-in-Chief of InStyle Australia, has shared a message on Instagram, marking the end of her tenure as with the title saying, “The Autumn print issue (on sale now) will be the last made by me and my team.”
In her post, she reflected on the journey of relaunching InStyle in Australia, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to lead the brand and for the support of her team and readers.
Tim O’Connor and Steve Sos
Vevo has unveiled a series of promotions and appointments as the music video network scales up its APAC operations.
Tim O’Connor has been promoted to Head of Sales APAC and Blair Kelly to Group Sales Manager, alongside the appointment of Alex Trumble as Senior Sales Manager.