Movers and shakers - Feb 21

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Kea has appointed Kea Global Board member and one of New Zealand's most prominent figures in the global financial sector, Craig Donaldson, as interim Global CEO.

Mark Johnston will take over as chief executive of the New Zealand Retailers Association this month, replacing John Albertson, who spent 17 years at the industry group's helm.

Auckland Transport has appointed Richard Morris as its new chief financial officer. Morris was previously CFO at the Ministry of Health, and has broad experience working in large, diverse organisations including Victim Support, Tourism New Zealand, Treasury and the Department of Corrections.

ClearPoint, one of New Zealand's fastest growing technology companies, has appointed Hari Sreedhar as director of their Wellington office.

His 25-year career in the IT industry includes senior roles at Auckland Council, Transpower, Fonterra, Telecom and National Bank.

PwC has confirmed Richard Forgan as a consulting partner. A former director at PwC, Richard rejoins the firm from the Treasury, where he held the role of Deputy Secretary, Budget & Public Services.

Mango has appointed Kathy Gieck as general manager of its New Zealand office.

With more than 18 years' experience in PR, sponsorship and events, she will be working with Mango New Zealand managing director Claudia Macdonald to further develop the agency's core capabilities, as well as growing its social media, sponsorship and client portfolio.

Kerridge & Partners has made remuneration and benefits specialist Victoria Scott principal consultant. She will play a senior role in Kerridge & Partners' executive search practice.

Jones Lang LaSalle is continuing to reinforce their Auckland team with the appointment of Anthony Barton who joins the firm as part of its retail sales and leasing team. Barton has an extensive sales background and recently completed an MBA at Auckland University. He was a key contributor to the launch and development of the popular website GrabOne.

Pandora New Zealand has reached a point-of-scale that will soon see the organisation launch its commercial model in New Zealand, and has appointed two account directors - Stephen Old and Rita Steel.

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