Enigma appoints Ciaran Miller-Stubbs as executive director; Matt Ennis joins as CD

Independent agency Enigma has announced two key appointments to its senior leadership team with former The Monkeys and Emotive staffer Ciaran Miller-Stubbs (left) joining the agency as its new executive director, while award-winning Havas creative Matt Ennis (right) has been appointed as its new creative director.

In the newly created roles, Miller-Stubbs will lead the agency’s Sydney team, while Ennis will work on creative across the agency from Enigma’s Newcastle office.

Ennis’s appointment follows the resignation of ECD Tim Brown, who is departing the agency in April to pursue new opportunities, yet to be announced. Brown’s former ECD partner Pete Buckley departed last year. The pair joined Enigma following the sale of their agency Disciple to Enigma in 2020. An Enigma spokesperson has told CB: “Enigma will be recruiting to the ECD role when Tim departs towards the end of next month.”

Miller-Stubbs brings 15 years’ creative agency experience to the Enigma team, most recently at Emotive where he was the client services director, responsible for the NRL, Wotif, The Glenlivet and NSW Government accounts. Prior to that, Miller-Stubbs spent almost six years across two stints at The Monkeys, leading MLA’s Lamb and Beef accounts, as well as Canadian Club, Jim Beam and Amazon.

Ennis is a multi award-winning creative, having picked up trophies across PR, entertainment, social and influencer marketing, media and audio. Ennis comes to Enigma from Havas Host Australia, where he worked on iconic campaigns, including Air New Zealand’s “Bring on Winter”, which captured the attention of Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin and garnered global news coverage. He was also instrumental in launching a new global tourism platform for Fiji, listing Neighbours’ most famous Ramsay Street house on Booking.com to celebrate the show’s finale, and leading the creative team to victory in the hotly contested Ikea pitch.

Ennis also helped create the top-charting true crime podcast, Crime Interrupted, for the Australian Federal Police.

Says Jack Mason, managing director, Enigma: “We are really pleased to have attracted talent like Ciaran and Matt to Enigma.

“Both men have led stellar careers, receiving accolades and industry kudos for their efforts. Their appointments bring significant expertise to our team, bolstering our management, while also deepening our client offering.”

Says Miller-Stubbs: “I’m thrilled to have joined Enigma. The passion of the team and their ambitious goals had me sold from our first chat. There’s so much potential in Enigma’s full-service model, and being a true independent brings a real point of difference to the market. I’m stoked to be shaping things for the agency and our clients.”

Adds Ennis: “I’m really excited to be part of Enigma, given its status as a genuine full-service independent. Their broad capabilities create an interesting creative sandbox that makes it a great place for groundbreaking work to flourish. I can’t wait to add my own expertise and ideas into the mix for our clients.”

Both appointments are effective immediately.