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Havas Media Group appoints Francis Coady as CMO Details 06 May 2021
Havas Media Group has promoted Francis Coady to the newly created role of chief marketing officer.
Currently general manager of Havas Sports & Entertainment, Coady joined Havas Media Group five years ago to establish the Havas Sports & Entertainment division. During that time, Coady has won prominent clients and produced award winning campaigns for brands such as BUPA, Gillette, LG, NRMA, CGU, Virgin, Red Bull and Destination NSW.
Boasting 20 years of experiences across music, film, partnership, content, media and marcoms industries, Coady has also spent 14 years at The Coady Group serving as director, where he oversaw artists including Thirsty Merc and Hi-5. He also created and spent 13 years executive producing the Bondi Short Film Festival.
Havas Media Group appoints its first group chief marketing officer
Media agency promotes Francis Coady to group CMO after he built its sports and entertainment division Virginia Hyland and Francis Coady
Havas Media Group has promoted its marketing leader, Francis Coady, to the company’s group chief marketing officer (CMO) role as recognition for his efforts and focus on growth.
Coady joined the media agency in 2016 to establish the Havas Sport and Entertainment division, which has since grown into a multi-million-dollar billing operation. The division has worked with the likes of Bupa, Gillette, LG, NRMA and most recently produced the digital-first series, ‘The Long road’, for Destination NSW.
Premium Content With crowd limits still impacting city concerts, regional entertainment venues are reaping the rewards. Fresh from their Vegas residency (via quarantine of course), Aussie favourites Human Nature are back on home soil and coming to Maryborough s Brolga Theatre while Thirsty Merc will play at the Beach House Hotel in Hervey Bay. Maryborough s Brolga Theatre has some big plans with big names, as the Fraser Coast’s luck with COVID restriction needs are smaller than the big smoke’s. Fraser Coast Mayor George Seymour, who said Australian comedian Carl Barron recently had a full house in stitches , welcomed the slew of events.