Pirie, who has spent nine years at Weber Shandwick, has confirmed he will return to his native New Zealand, where he is expected to continue with the agency in a yet-to-be-determined position.
Sutton, currently European chairman of IPG’s CMG group, will take on an equivalent role for Asia-Pacific, which will involve oversight of its PR, public affairs, entertainment/sports marketing and corporate/brand identity agencies, which also include Jack Morton, Octagon, FutureBrand and Powell Tate, in addition to Weber Shandwick and GolinHarris.
