Bang PR poaches Porter Novelli boss Annalise Brown to be MD as founder exits

January 29, 2015 11:40

Bang PR has poached Porter Novelli boss Annalise Brown after the departure of its founder Narelle Craig, who left at the start of the year.

The move sees Brown join the M&C Saatchi owned PR agency, whose clients include Universal Sony, Vivid Festival, Luna Park, and V8 Supercars, after two years as Porter Novelli’s managing partner and managing director.

When contacted today Porter Novelli said it was “in the market” for a new agency head with its Australia CEO Peter Kent saying: “Change will benefit every client of Porter Novelli Australia, helping us really leverage the best of both our Melbourne and Sydney businesses with greater collaboration, strong leadership and best-in-class work in both markets – and on a national basis.”

In a statement on the hiring M&C Saatchi CEO Jaimes Leggett said: “Annalise is the perfect person to both lead Bang and amplify our clients’ brands across the M&C Saatchi Group.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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