Australian association strengthens leadership team

The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has moved to strengthen its leadership team and boost its core self-regulatory policy-making, marketing events and membership services after significantly increasing its membership base in the last twelve months.

Simone Brandon is the AANA's new Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs and joined the team in late 2014. Ms Brandon was formerly Deputy General Counsel for Vodafone Hutchison Australia where government regulation was a key accountability.

Lucy McKee has been appointed to the newly created position of General Manager, Marketing. Lucy has spent the last five years at Telstra in Corporate Marketing as a Senior Marketing Manager, leading the PR and Communications on the Telstra Business Awards and the Telstra Business Women's Awards. This included extensive campaign management in digital and leading across the areas of Alumni and business partnerships, internal and external communications, award judging and up to forty major events across the country. Lucy joins the team on March 2 with current GM Marketing, Rachelle Gibson departing the organisation in mid-March.

Katrina Harrison was appointed Member Relations Manager in January 2015. Ms Harrison was formerly Marketing & Communications Manager at the Magazine Publishers of Australia and will be focused on strengthening member relations, programs and services for the AANA membership.

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