Independent creative advertising agency The Core Agency has appointed Rebecca Turner managing partner.
She joins founding partners Christian Finucane and Jon Skinner with an undisclosed ownership stake.
Turner started at The Core Agency in 2012 as an account coordinator and left in 2014 as senior account manager to go to Woolworths as a digital campaign specialist.
In 2015 she re-joined The Core Agency as an account director and was promoted to business director in 2018.
Turner be responsible for driving agency growth and managing all commercial elements of the business, in addition to overseeing client service, people and operations.
Turner said: “The Core Agency has given me such a broad and rewarding career, I’m excited to be able to offer those learnings to others and continue to build an incredible business for our clients.
"As a female leader, I’m particularly passionate about furthering gender equality and using this new role to champion diversity and inclusion in everything we do.”
The Core Agency kickstarted 14 years ago. Its clients include IGA Supermarkets, QBE Insurance, Elders Insurance, PwC, Just Better Care, Quest Apartment Hotels and Doctors on Demand.
Finucane said: “With two creative founders, The Core Agency has always been a creative-led business. However, we recognise the important role people like Bec play in making great ideas happen.
"We’ve been looking for the right third partner who can represent this vital pillar of the business, complement the skills we have, and bring a new perspective to our ever-evolving industry.
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