Country Head of New Zealand Mike Watkins Departs
Leading Out-of-Home media company JCDecaux today announced changes to the New Zealand business.
Mike Watkins has decided to step down as Country Head of New Zealand and depart from the business. Mike led the New Zealand team since 2016 (including prior to JCDecaux’s acquisition of APN in 2018).
Commenting on Mike’s departure, Steve O'Connor, CEO of JCDecaux Australia and New Zealand, said: "I would like to thank Mike Watkins for his leadership and valuable contributions to our New Zealand business. He was instrumental in the development of audience measurement system, Calibre, and the inclusion of most industry partners into adopting it, which has been a significant step forward for the industry. We wish Mike all the best.”
A new leadership role will be introduced to support the New Zealand team and position the business for growth and long-term success. In the interim, Chief Operating Officer of JCDecaux ANZ, Andrew Hines, will oversee the New Zealand business and its operations.
Andrew Hines said: “We have great confidence in the local team and their experience. We are well placed to respond to changing media environment and major opportunities in market.”
As part of the business changes, three other people have left the team in New Zealand.
On their departures O’Connor added: “I would like to thank them for their contributions. We remain dedicated to our New Zealand operations and delivering excellent service to all our partners and clients.”
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About JCDecaux
JCDecaux is the number one out-of-home media company worldwide, with more than 1 million advertising panels in more than 80 countries and more than 13,000 employees. Incorporated in 1964 in France, JCDecaux was listed on the Paris Stock Exchange in 2001. JCDecaux has been providing high quality, architecturally designed street furniture in Australia since 1997. Its Australian and New Zealand businesses includes 40,000 assets spanning airports, rail, transit, static and digital billboards.
Key figures
2022 revenue: €3,317m (a)
N°1 Out-of-Home Media company worldwide
A daily audience of more than 850 million people in more than 80 countries
957,706 advertising panels worldwide
Present in 3,518 cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
10,720 employees
JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris and is part of the Euronext 100 and Euronext Family Business indexes
JCDecaux is recognised for its extra-financial performance in the FTSE4Good (3.6/5), CDP (A Leadership), MSCI (AA) and has achieved Platinum Medal status from EcoVadis
1st Out-of-Home Media company to join the RE100 (committed to 100% renewable energy)
Leader in self-service bike rental scheme: pioneer in eco-friendly mobility
N°1 worldwide in street furniture (530,143 advertising panels)
N°1 worldwide in transport advertising with 154 airports and 215 contracts in metros, buses, trains and tramways (340,753 advertising panels)
N°1 in Europe for billboards (72,611 advertising panels)
N°1 in outdoor advertising in Europe (596,831 advertising panels)
N°1 in outdoor advertising in Asia-Pacific (232,268 advertising panels)
N°1 in outdoor advertising in Latin America (64,893 advertising panels)
N°1 in outdoor advertising in Africa (20,808 advertising panels)
N°1 in outdoor advertising in the Middle East (14,177 advertising panels)