Movers & Shakers: Are Media, Principals, Edge, WPP

By AdNews | 7 August 2026
 

It's hard to keep up with all the latest moves across media, marketing and advertising, so we've made a list. 

Check out the biggest moves in adland this week.

Are Media expands beauty division, appoints Tara Lamont-Djite

The appointment forms part of an expanded beauty division that brings together marie claire, ELLE, Beauty Crew, Beauty Heaven and Beauty Directory.

Principals changes CEOs after 27 years

Hamish Cargill takes over from Tom Brigstocke as CEO, who has been in the role for 27 years.

Edge Marketing creates operations director role

Ben Svikss fills it.

WPP’s Tom Kirkham returns to Omnicom Media

He joins in the newly created role of chief solutions officer.

News Corp's Suddenly expands it's leadership by four

Across growth, creative, operations and content.

Brett Elliott appointed managing director at MCO

He brings more than two decades of senior media leadership experience to the role.

GumGum creates new agency development role

Promoting Tarlyn McStay to head of agency development, Australia.

Bauer Media’s Adrian Goss to be general counsel at Southern Cross Media

Goss will lead the group's legal strategy, corporate governance, enterprise risk and commercial legal operations when he starts in October.

Admosis Media appoints head of design

Pedro Faria joins with more than two decades of experience.

Joshua Poole appointed head of growth and marketing at 23 Digital

He joins after seven years at specialist search agency StudioHawk.

Audience Group expands ownership to five partners

Up from two partners, with Casey Greig, Aimee Gossage and Angela Rogers becoming shareholders and directors after investing in the business.

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