M&C Saatchi Group Appoints Former Editor as PR & Communications Lead

Creative solutions company M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ has appointed Olivia Kruimel as PR and communications director. 

Reporting to Amanda Quested, head of group marketing and communications, Olivia will oversee PR, internal and external communications across the group’s Australia and New Zealand operations. Quested took on the role of leading group marketing and communications in late 2022 after four years of working as managing partner at the agency leading the CommBank business. 

Prior to joining the group, Olivia was editor at media, marketing and advertising industry publication Mumbrella. During her media career, she has worked across a number of consumer and trade publications at Fairfax Media (now Nine Publishing), Thomson Reuters and Reed Business Information. 

Prior to Mumbrella, Olivia was based in Singapore working as a senior marketing manager for Standard Chartered Bank. She has also worked in law as a communications and PR manager at a number of local and global law firms. 

Commenting on the appointment, Quested said: “We are delighted to have Olivia join the M&C Saatchi Group to promote and share with the broader industry and business community our capabilities, fabulous people and brilliant work.” 

Olivia added: “Having covered the media, marketing and advertising industries on two occasions, I’m looking forward to working with such a highly respected, innovative and creative company.”