Movers & Shakers: JOY, JCDecaux, UM, Saatchi, Oodle, Starcom, Prophet, Ryvalmedia, misterwolf, DoubleVerify, Ethnolink

By AdNews | 6 February 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.

IPG’s John Clements joins JOY

Clements joins after 14 years at IPG, most recently as group CFO across Australia before the merger with Omnicom.

JCDecaux appoints Angus Leech national director of revenue

Leech is the former ARN national sales director. 

EssenceMediacom's Stephanie Douglas-Neal replaces Anathea Ruys at UM

She rejoins the agency after three years as managing director, Sydney, for EssenceMediacom and seven years at PHD Australia.

Saatchi & Saatchi appoints executive creative directors

James Cowie and Piero Ruzzene.

Oodle media recruits Wavemaker’s Isabella White

White joins from Wavemaker, where she spent five years working across trading and planning for enterprise clients. 

Adam Steward jumps from Hatched to Starcom

He joins Starcom as national head of digital and solutions.

Prophet appoints Rachel Scott head of marketing science

She joins Prophet from Suncorp, where she spent eight years as the manager of marketing science. 

Ryvalmedia Brisbane appoints Jason Kendal business director

Kendal previously held senior roles at Ikon, EssenceMediacom and BCM.

misterwolf hires Saatchi's Susie Darling

Darling spent the last 12 years at Saatchi & Saatchi, most recently as general manager and 12 years at DDB before that. 

Starcom's Robert Millett first hire for DoubleVerify Melbourne

Millett joins from Starcom where he was head of digital and worked for nearly a decade.

Ethnolink appoints Cameron Darke head of growth

Darke joins from Think HQ, where he was head of language services. 

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