Move and win roundup: Week of November 4, 2024

Independent agency Apparent has appointed Hamish Stewart as chief creative and experience officer. Havings served as creative lead for many Australian brands, including Optus, CommBank, Google and NRMA Insurance; Stewart jumps over from CHEP Network, where he was national ECD of experience. He has also held senior roles at RGA Sydney, M&C Saatchi and GHO. At Apparent, he will oversee the agency’s creative output, working alongside the 150-strong team and portfolio of clients across Australia and overseas. Stewart is the latest senior appointment at Apparent; in May, Simon Pugh joined as chief media officer in another newly created role.

Endeavour Group announced a series of leadership changes. Chief marketing officer Jo Rose will depart in Q2 2025 after a three-year tenure, relocating to the UK to be closer to family. Before joining Endeavour in 2021, Rose worked at Woolworth Group and was general manager of brand strategy - Woolworths, Woolworths Group and Everyday in Australia. She also worked at Tesco in the UK before moving to Australia in 2014. Recently, Paul Carew (Tabcorp COO) replaced Paul Walton as ALH Hotels managing director. Further, Harinder Saluja will take the helm as the chief transformation officer, joining from the NSW Government’s Process and Technology Harmonisation Program, while Ilana Stringer will step down as chief strategy and transformation officer in February 2025. 

The Lux Collective, the global hospitality management group, has appointed Paul Mulcahy as chief commercial officer based in Mauritius. Mulcahy joins with over two decades of extensive leadership experience in commercial strategy, business transformation, and driving growth within world-leading organisations in the hospitality and travel industries, such as Mövenpick, CenterParcs Group, and InterContinental Hotels Group. Before joining The Lux Collective, he was managing director of North America and global sales and marketing at RCI. Wyndham Destinations. 

Quiip, an Australian specialist in social media and online community management, has announced three new senior hires and an expanded service offering.

• Kelly McParlane and Luke de Zilva have joined as team leads. McParlane brings over a decade of experience in social media and community management. She was digital operation manager before joining Quiip. de Zilva is a seasoned marketing and digital professional with extensive experience across the arts, creative, and cultural sectors. 
• Alison Milfull has returned to the company as the new marketing and business development director. Milfull has over 20 years of experience in ethical marketing and digital engagement. She was a senior consultant at Ethical Marketing Services before returning to Quipp.

Pure Public Relations in Australia has announced the launch of its new division, Pure Impact, a specialist division of Pure Public Relations dedicated to creating cause-driven communications strategies that drive measurable change, spearheaded by Molly Hyndman.  With over 15 years of experience in cause-related communications for some of Australia’s leading not-for-profits, Hyndman was most recently health & wellness director and issues & crisis management director at Pure Public Relations. She joined the agency from the Victorian Department of Health in 2023.