Maree Wilson will be general manager, Auckland, alongside new hires and key promotions.
Maree Wilson.
Communication consultancy SenateSHJ has appointed Maree Wilson to general manager, Auckland, alongside new hires and key promotions to support an expanding portfolio of clients.
SenateSHJ managing partner Raphael Hilbron said the appointments reflected growing demand for high-quality strategic communications counsel across the private and public sectors.
“The rapid change and uncertainty of recent years has underscored the value of clear communications and effective reputation management. We’re thrilled to be expanding our team to meet this growing need.”
Maree Wilson, who has successfully led SenateSHJ’s New Zealand corporate practice since 2020, has been appointed as GM – Auckland. An internationally awarded executive leader in communications, she will lead the growth of the Auckland business, with focus on client delivery, talent, innovation, and commercial development, while continuing to provide organisations with senior strategic communications counsel.
Alice Linton, Esther Guy-Meakin, Fleur Tonner.
Fleur Tonner has been appointed as group chief financial officer in Auckland to lead SenateSHJ’s trans-Tasman financial and operational functions. She is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience leading finance teams in communications and advertising agencies, most recently with Augusto Group.
Esther Guy-Meakin joins SenateSHJ in Wellington as an associate partner after a career focused on international business, government relations and diplomacy. She started her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade where she was a diplomat and trade negotiator. More recently, she held senior positions working for the New Zealand sheep and beef sector, supporting companies to export overseas, resolve regulatory barriers and advocate on complex and often highly political issues.
Julia Stewart.
Julia Stewart and Jonathan Webb, who are based in the Wellington office, have both been promoted to client director positions.
Jonathan Webb.
Alice Linton joins as a client executive in the Auckland office. Before joining SenateSHJ, Linton worked at Sony New Zealand and was a legal aid assistant at the Public Defence Service, the largest employer of criminal defence lawyers in Aotearoa. She was the 2022 winner of the SenateSHJ Prize for communications and public relations.
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