Zenith Australia has announced the appointment of Warwick Taylor as general manager for the media agency’s Brisbane office.

Taylor replaces incumbent Gabby Stewart, who left Zenith in March.

He has more than 17 years’ experience working in senior roles with media owners and agencies. During his career, the Brisbane-born Taylor has worked with Bauer Media Group as director of media solutions and News Corp Australia as integration manager.

He has also had also had stints at Zenith and Carat as a business director.

Zenith Australia CEO Nickie Scriven said: “I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Warwick Taylor to the position of general manager of Zenith’s Brisbane office.

“Warwick comes to us with a wealth of experience in media on both publisher and agency-side, and will add enormous value to the Zenith executive team, Brisbane clients and staff.”

Commenting on his new role, Taylor said: “I am very excited to be joining the team at Zenith. I look forward to working with the team and clients on navigating the ever-changing landscape to deliver better business outcomes.”

Taylor joins Zenith Brisbane on Tuesday 5 June.