Graham van der Westhuizen will lead award-winning hybrid agency-production house Paper Moose as its General Manager as it continues to scale in market.
van der Westhuizen brings extensive experience of the role, having begun at DDB Sydney before establishing the first Bangkok-based agency for UK agency network Iris Worldwide.
In this role, he ran all local and internatoional strategy, creative and production for Thai Beverage owned Chang Beer.
He said, “what initially attracted me to Paper Moose is the incredibly diverse range of talent which is the key for any creative business. Our unique mix of thinkers and tinkerers sets us apart and allows us to operate with greater efficiency to unite over our shared purpose and affect positive change.”
Paper Moose is known as ‘The Maker’s Agency’, continuing its focus on make change happen for their clients’ business, from traditional behaviour change and brand building to having a positive impact on our society and planet.
Nick Hunter, CEO and ECD of Paper Moose said, “Graham’s enthusiasm for strategic thinking, as well as the intricate operational details of running the agency and creating great work, has already made him invaluable to the company and our clients.”
“We’re excited to continue our strong trajectory working together to make a lasting impact in an ever changing world.”
This announcement comes off the back of a number of client wins for the agency over the last 12 months, including UTS, felix (TPG Telecom) and Bushells, owned by Unilever.