Independent agency Howatson+Company has hired Kristie Thistlethwaite as another managing partner, joining from The Works.
Thistlethwaite said that she was “thrilled” to have started and will help lead the agency’s Sydney office and will report into managing director, Renee Hyde.
She joins Rebecca Robertson as the other managing partner at the agency, with Robertson helming the Melbourne office.
Prior to joining Howatson+Company, Thistlethwaite spent almost six years at The Works joining as Group Account Director in 2017 after a short spell working in London.
Thistlethwaite’s follows hot on the heels of Levi Slavin’s departure from Howatson+Co. Slavin had previously served as the agency’s chief creative officer but decided to leave the agency to return to New Zealand to spend more time with his family.
Howatson+Co won Agency of the Year at the B&T Awards last year with having picked up five awards trophies on the night following a remarkable year of work.
