New appointment expands Ocean Design Board

Marketing communications veteran Andy Allison has joined Ocean Design’s advisory board.

Advisory Board Chairman Richard Janes said the appointment reflected deepening of the company’s offer in business strategy.

Andy has a strong background in business, establishing and running marketing communications company Presence for 12 years prior through to its sale to ASX-listed Photon Group in 2006.

His background is in farming, journalism (financial correspondent with Reuters)
and he has had 20 years in marketing communications. He is also a founder and director
of proactive screening service, Pre-empt (www.preempt.co.nz).

“Andy’s experience brings an additional dimension to the company and is an important
step in the further development of Ocean Design,” Mr Janes said.

He joins Janes, who has led Ocean’s advisory board for more than a decade,
Rachel Hopkins and Managing Director Blair Mainwaring.

Mr Janes said a unique feature of the advisory board is that the three non executive directors are former clients of the business.

“We have each experienced Ocean’s unique style first hand, and have been inspired
to help perpetuate and develop this.”

In addition to extensive involvement in the primary sector (Richard Janes), in professional services marketing (Rachel Hopkins); public affairs and business development (Andy Allison) and strategic and creative direction (Blair Mainwaring), the directors bring geographical diversity - covering Auckland, Wellington and the South Island.

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