Advantage Appoints Group Communications Manager
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Advantage Appoints Group Marketing Communications Manager
Auckland – 5 July
2000 – Advantage Group Limited (NZSE: ADV) has announced
that it has strengthened its corporate team with the
appointment of Jeanette Paine as Group Marketing
Communications Manager. The new role will see Ms Paine
assume responsibility for Marketing Communications within
Advantage Group, reporting to COO Andy Wilkinson.
Prior
to joining Advantage Group, Ms Paine held a variety of
positions in the marketing communications team at Compaq
Computer New Zealand, most recently as Customer Relationship
Marketing Manager. She has over 10 years communications
experience, ranging from direct marketing, brand management,
advertising, public relations, and journalism. Additionally,
she has a strong background in the IT
industry.
Commenting on the appointment, COO Andy
Wilkinson noted that “As Advantage grows, it’s imperative
that we communicate more effectively across the Group and in
our external marketing programmes. Jeanette’s appointment,
and her considerable experience in a range of marketing
disciplines, will help us integrate internal and external
marketing communication functions more effectively.
Jeanette is tasked with ensuring that we present Advantage
vigorously and consistently within the company, on the web,
in direct marketing, at events, through media relations and
in brand advertising.”
Ms Paine holds a B.A from Victoria
University and a PG Dip (journalism) for Canterbury
University. She received a Silver and two Bronze RSVP Awards
in the New Zealand Direct Marketing Awards in 1999 and a
Recognition Award in the Kiwi Quills for Internal
Communications in 1997.
About Advantage
Group
Advantage Group Limited, an NZSE listed company, is
a leading supplier of e-commerce and transaction processing
solutions in New Zealand, Australia and throughout the
southern hemisphere. The company has three business units:
point-of-sale equipment, retail solutions and
business-to-business e-commerce. Advantage provides
hardware, software, transaction processing and funds
transfer capabilities to enable complete e-commerce
solutions.
ENDS