Colenso hires Aussie expat James Bennett as group planning director/deputy head of planning

Colenso BBDO has appointed Aussie expat James Bennett as group planning director and deputy head of planning.

Originally from Melbourne, Bennett makes the move to Auckland after seven years with Wieden+Kennedy London, where he worked on global campaigns for Sainsbury’s, Samsung, Formula 1 and Nike.

Prior to Wieden+Kennedy, Bennett spent over four years at Cummins&Partners where he worked on notable campaigns including Movember’s ‘Man of More Words’, The Australian Secret Intelligence Service ‘The Most Interesting Job Interview’ and John West ‘Imagine a World Without Fish’.