Red Havas has announced the appointment of Alexandra Bryant to the newly created position of Executive Director – Sydney PR. She will also join the agency’s national senior leadership team.
Alex Bryant
The role sees Alex lead Red Havas Sydney PR team, taking responsibility for the performance, growth and operations, including driving people and culture initiatives, leading new business, and providing senior client counsel across the agency’s consumer, B2B and tech portfolios.
Alex brings extensive agency and client side experience to the role. Prior to joining Red Havas, she was Managing Partner and Creative Principal of Finchco Agency (formerly Map and Page), where she managed agency operations as well as new business, strategy and creative across all clients, including Westpac, Menulog, Fujifilm Instax, Mad Mex and Repurpose it. She has also worked in-house in a range of marketing, communications and HR-based roles for the likes of Westpac and Colgate-Palmolive.
The agency’s unique culture and strong client roster was a compelling combination that attracted Alex to the role, she explained: “Red Havas has long had a reputation for working with some of Australia’s best and biggest brands and brightest minds. The people-first approach, strong national leadership team and brave clients who strive to be meaningful in a sea of sameness was evident throughout the process.”
“It is such an exciting time to join the business and work with Simone (Gupta) and Steve (Fontanot) to continue to grow our clients’ brands and strong culture with that signature Red flair.”
Simone Gupta CEO, Havas PR Australia, responsible for Red Havas said: “Alex is a smart, fair and empathetic leader who is passionate about leading a people first culture, and has a strong track record of successful integrated client work. Alex completes an exceptionally strong line up across the Red Havas national leadership team in what is set to be a year of significant growth.”
Beyond her agency role, Alex is also a Board Director for not-for-profit Little Wings that provides transport so sick children and their families can access medical services across regional and rural NSW.
Red Havas recently announced the appointment of Haylie Marchant to the role of Executive Director, Red Havas Brisbane to lead the agency to drive growth in the Brisbane market. Haylie has also joined the Red Havas senior leadership team.
About Red Havas
Red Havas is Australia’s leading PR, social and brand experience agency, with content at its core. We aim to make a meaningful difference to the brands, businesses and people we work with. The agency is part of the Havas PR Global Collective, a team of 1,300 consultants across 40 offices, including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, London, New York and Singapore.