WPP AUNZ has announced the appointment of two new senior executive positions as the group moves to drive deeper local management and collaboration. Kieran Moore (CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations Australia), has been appointed to the newly created position of CEO Public Relations and Public Affairs, and Ben Dixon (CEO Australia and New Zealand, Kantar) to the newly created role as CEO Data Investment Management. Moore and Dixon join John Steedman - recently appointed as Chairman Media Services - as part of WPP AUNZ's Exco team reporting directly to Mike Connaghan and the WPP AUNZ Board. Both will oversee 26 WPP AUNZ agencies across the Group's public relations, public affairs, and data investment management agencies with Moore spending 50% of her time with Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) and the rest of her time on the new portfolio. Dixon will also remain a very important leader with Kantar. As part of her remit Moore will oversee all public relations, public affairs and government relations agencies within the WPP AUNZ group including: Barton Deakin, Burson-Marsteller, Cannings, Cannings Purple, Hawker Britton, Hill & Knowlton, Howorth, Ogilvy PR, Ogilvy Impact, Ogilvy PR Health, Parker & Partners, PPR, Pulse Communications, Sibling, Social@Ogilvy, The Origin Agency and Maverick.