The Marketing Academy has confirmed its intake of 30 up-and-coming executive marketing leaders for the 2021 edition of its Australian program, a list that covers sectors from retail, financial services and FMCG through to agencies, publishers and technology providers.

Mark Lollback is calling time on his GroupM CEO role at the end of this week after a five-year stint at the helm of the WPP AUNZ media business.

Two experienced marketers have joined the board at the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) as part of a new four-member crew announced this week.

Marketing and communications job ads were up 23 per cent in February from January 2021, according to the latest SEEK Employment report. It was the biggest rise across all the sectors, including trades, accounting, engineering and ICT.

Health products producer, Life-Space Group, has brought on a new executive-level marketing leader as it looks to become a trailblazer in the probiotic space.

Long-term brand building and distinctiveness are the hardest things for today’s chief marketing officers to accomplish, IAG’s Brent Smart says.

Former Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) marketing chief, Lisa Sharp, has taken the CEO reins at Herefords Australia.

ThinkNewsBrands has appointed former AUB and Wilson Parking marketing chief, Vanessa Lyons, as its new general manager to help spearhead a new drive encouraging advertisers to support news media publications.

Nicholas Adams has confirmed his departure from Allianz after a three-year run as its chief market manager for A/NZ.

Australian luxury watch retailer, Kennedy, has brought on QBE’s former chief marketing and customer officer, Bettina Pidcock, as its marketing chief amid a trio of recent executive appointments.

Boomtown has brought on a new marketing lead tasked with driving the regional media owner’s presence and connection with advertisers.

The a2 Milk Company is on the hunt for a new brand leader after confirming its chief growth and brand officer, Susan Massasso, will exit the company in April.

CUB premium brands marketing chief and instigator of the FMCG’s in-house digital agency, Chris Maxwell, has spun out his own marketing, data and tech consultancy aimed at helping other brands build and optimise an in-house agency model.

The Marketing Academy has taken the wrappers off a new global virtual campus program available to all participating sponsor marketing teams plus 1000 individuals who have been made redundant or lost work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bank of Queensland has confirmed Westpac marketing and digital chief, Martine Jager, as its new group executive of retail.

ASX-listed retailer, Michael Hill Jeweller, has recruited Jo Feeney as its new chief marketing officer as it looks to chart a course for continuing growth in 2021.

Foxtel’s chief customer, marketing and sales officer, Kieren Cooney, is returning from pay TV back to his telecommunications roots and joining TPG group as group executive of consumer from March.

Launching key new products into fresh territories, setting out and implementing an overarching brand strategy and building digital customer touchpoints are just some of the priorities 8 Star Energy’s first chief marketing officer has in her sights.

JCurve’s former chief marketing officer has joined ecommerce site search vendor, Searchspring, as its new head of Asia-Pacific.

CRM and loyalty management, content and creative and digital marketing expertise have topped the list of skills in demand across the marketing and digital category, according to Hays’ latest report.

Property developer and community management company, Assemble Communities, has brought on a marketing chief as part of a succession of management appointments aimed at driving rapid growth of its affordable housing offering.