Notable agency and media leader, John Sintras, has re-emerged in Australia as chief audience and content officer for SBS.

GM Holden has confirmed its New Zealand managing director will take up the A/NZ marketing reins following the departure of Mark Harland from the automotive business.

Australian craft beer player, Gage Roads Brewing, has recruited former Little Creatures marketing and creative director as its new national marketing leader.

​Samsung Electronics has brought on former agency chief and regional marketing officer, Josh Grace, as its new CMO in Australia.

Tabcorp has removed the CMO position from its executive ranks and is expected to bring on dedicated heads of marketing across each of its three core business divisions following the acquisition of and merger with the Tatts Group business.

The National Heart Foundation has welcomed former Woolworths marketing head, Chris Taylor, as its new marketing lead, tasked to develop a single marketing function for the national body for the first time.

Coca-Cola has confirmed Lucie Austin as its local marketing leader once more after long-standing employee and marketing director of South Pacific, Lisa Winn, left the organisation.

The Marketing Academy has announced the 30 Australian marketing media and creative professionals selected to participate in this year’s marketing leadership program.

HealthEngine has recruited LinkedIn former director, Edward Bray, as its new chief marketing officer off the back of what it claims has been a stellar year of growth for the business.

Nearmap has brought on former GraysOnline marketing leader, Sue Klose, as its interim chief marketing officer as it looks to grow its global footprint.

Former Qantas, NRL and IAG marketing leader, Lewis Pullen, has pulled up stumps on working for established brands and taken a CMO’s post at a local startup.

​New Zealand travel management application provider, Serko has appointed a new head of marketing as it scales up the business and prepares to launch its latest offering on the global stage.

​In the 12 months prior to joining Marketo as global CMO, Sarah Kennedy was exposed to one of the most challenging moments of her career: Managing a widespread customer data breach.

Australia’s marketing workforce is expected to grow by more than 11 per cent, or 30,000 jobs, in the next five years thanks to increased integration of marketing with other business functions and the growth of digital marketing.

IAG is beefing up its marketing team once more, appointing two additional senior marketing leaders aimed at lifting its creative and strategic marketing nous.

Former Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) chief, Sunita Gloster, has taken up a director-level role with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ CMO Advisory practice.

Property platform, Brickx, is hiring industry experts to clinch key customer and product roles and beefing up its marketing strategy in a bid to further disrupt the property investment market in Australia.

If there’s one skill Deloitte CMO, Matt McGrath, would like to see his marketing brethren strengthen, it’s inquisitive thinking.

Seek’s former marketing leader will step into the managing director’s shoes across Australia and New Zealand following a restructure and regional centralisation of the business announced yesterday.

Highly regarded marketing leader, Andy Lark, has joined Foxtel as its chief marketing officer, overseeing brand, content, customer management, acquisitions, digital and product management.

Former HCF CMO, Jenny Williams, has taken the top marketing job at insurance comparisons marketplace, Compare the Market.