Michele Teague quits Palace MD gig after only 10 months; Mark Mackay to oversee Sydney office

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Michele-Teague-web.jpgMichele Teague is set to depart the managing director role at The Campaign Palace, Sydney after only 10 months in the role. One of New Zealand’s leading marketers, Teague joined The Palace in October last year, having had extensive experience in a number of NZ’s leading corporates in technology, FMCG, tourism, retail and advertising agency sectors.

The news come a day after BWM announced it had  appointed former Campaign Palace national head of digital strategy and planning, Megan Hales, to the newly-created position of national head of digital strategy.

Teague, who effectively replaced South African CEO Jacques Burger, started at The Palace on October 11. Her appointment came just after Westpac dumped The Palace from its roster.

Says TCP chairman and CEO Mark Mackay: “I appreciate the tremendous effort Michele has made and wish her well.”

Mackay said he would oversee management of the Sydney office: “We have globally acclaimed creative and strategic leadership in Reed Collins and Keith Newton and a strong, experienced senior account management team with Bruce Davidson, Kathryn Cooper, Veronica Makiv and Toby McKinnon. Together they are more than capable of delivering the strategic and creative solutions our clients expect,” he said.

Teague said that running one of Australia’s icon agencies had been a great experience and she was looking forward to the next challenge.

She joined The Palace from Telecom NZ where she had held the position of head of communications for retail. She is also on the the board of the New Zealand Rugby League, chairing the remuneration committee. Teague has also had senior marketing and management roles at Restaurant Brands (operators of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Yum franchises in NZ), Pacific Retail Group, Woolworths and as global marketing manager for Air New Zealand.

Teague started her career on the agency side, including eight years atY&R’s Mattingly. Career highlights have included developing the ‘Inspiring Journeys’ brand strategy for Air NZ and the brandingcampaign and relaunch of Telecom’s 3G XT mobile network.