DDB New Zealand has appointed Simon Wedde as managing partner.
Wedde joins from his own agency Zephyr WPD and replaces Deborah Simpson who has moved to a planning role at Whybin\TBWA.
DDB NZ CEO Sandy Moore said: “He’s highly experienced with a great background in planning, strategy and business management.
"Unusually for a suit, he started life as a management consultant, and his experience since - as a strategic planning director, account director and then running his own agency - means he has a thorough and wide-ranging understanding of business."
Wedde has previously worked as a group account director at Colenso where he handled Frucor, Visa International, SkyCity and Masterfoods business. Before joining Colenso, he was strategic planning director at South Australian agency Killey Withy Punshon.
