Production & Digital Development

Kirsty Drummond, Senior Artworker
With 16+ years working in the design & print industry, Kirsty leverages her experience and qualifications to push the boundaries of each new production challenge. Not being satisfied with an intimate software knowledge around delivering each fresh print challenge, Kirsty now expands her repertoire into the digital landscape, delivering solutions - with the same degree of perfection - online.
Client Services

Monique Wallace, Account Director
Monique is passionate about branding and delivering projects that exceed expectations. She brings a wealth of agency experience working both in New Zealand and the UK with a strong foundation of brand and corporate design experience. Monique has developed her account & project management skills working with a variety of clients including Mighty River Power, Auckland Airport, Cadbury and Coca Cola.
Production & Digital Development

Chrissy Saw, Artworker
Chrissy has experience across both the design and advertising landscapes (in Auckland and Wellington) and consistently delivers her artworking expertise to the highest of standards and the tightest of deadlines. Originally from Malaysia, Chrissy also possesses an amazing talent for linguistics - being fluent in three languages and four Chinese dialects.
Design

Josephine Ross, Senior Designer
Jo is a senior designer with 10 years' experience in both design and advertising agencies. A keen adventurer, she worked in Vancouver for a couple of years before heading back to Auckland to make her mark on the industry here. She enjoys all aspects of design, particularly developing new brand experiences for clients.
Production & Digital Development

Rainer Leisky, Production Director
Heading up the production team, Rainer successfully balances experience with learning to deliver the best possible solution - regardless whether print or pixel. Underpinning his approach, he embodies accuracy, speed and technological insight to constantly reinforce delivery of even the most complex challenges - every time.
Administration

Anna Spreys, Accounting and Administration Manager
Originally from Russia, Anna now calls New Zealand home. Having started her career in sales administration, she is in her final year of study with aspirations of becoming a Chartered Accountant. With an eye for detail and a numerical diligence, Anna is a welcome addition to the administration team.
Client Services

Gabe Graham, Senior Account Director
Gabe is a calm and astute Account Director, an observant listener with a warm personality. He has worked in advertising and design agencies, bringing experience that is varied and rich, having worked with clients such as Exxon Mobil, Spark, Icebreaker, Auckland Airport, Wesfarmers and more.
Gabe trained & started his career as a sports journalist - something he still draws from when writing and communicating for business. His varied experience and can-do approach adds a lot of value to the work we do for our clients.
Business Development Client Services

Paul Saris, Group Account Director
Hailing from the Netherlands, Paul brings 20+ years international experience to the team; his knowledge influenced by successfully working in NZ, Australia and his country of origin. Through his experience in design & advertising agencies and the manufacturing sector, Paul can quickly identify requirements relating to the clients' needs, resulting in projects that are both rewarding creatively and financially successful.
Production & Digital Development

Kylie-Marie Rose, Senior Digital Producer
Kylie returned home to Auckland after a 7 year stint in Perth, where she worked in full service and specialist digital agencies managing website development, digital marketing and media campaigns for clients. She enjoys translating complicated techno-babble into awesome new websites with meaningful metrics. She believes in a holistic approach to digital, which includes the production of solution-oriented web platforms and a selection of the most appropriate digital marketing strategies.
Design

Brian Slade, Creative Director
With 20 years' professional experience in New Zealand, Scotland & England, Brian is undoubtedly one of New Zealand's best creative talents. Brian has an intuitive feeling for business issues, which teams up with his ability to see the big picture. His easy-going manner and quiet charm ensures he relates easily and quickly to people whether at strategic or tactical levels of business.
Design

Edwin Hooper, Design Director
As a seasoned veteran, Edwin brings years of experience across all areas of corporate communications both in New Zealand and Australia. Creatively meticulous, he invests heavily into his craft and constantly delivers solutions that surprise and engage audiences - both on-paper and on-screen.
Client Services Production & Digital Development

Mason Smith, Project/Print Director
Mason's experience delivering quality print solutions has earned him many accolades over the 20+ years in the design & print industry. Possessing a meticulous eye for detail and an unwavering standard of quality has delivered many industry awards during his career. More recently Mason has been continuously selected by industry peers to join the yearly judging panels of 'Pride in Print'. In addition to his own pride in print, Mason also delivers the same high standards in the client services arena across many of Insight's clients.
Business Development Strategy

Steven Giannoulis, CEO & Strategic Director
With a strong heritage of planning and implementing effective brand and marketing initiatives, Steven focuses 24 years of experience to successfully engineer the big strategic objectives - balanced with a deep understanding of crafting campaign nuance. Leveraging his strong corporate affairs background, Steven continues to be influential in delivering effective communication strategies for many of New Zealand's big brands.
Production & Digital Development Strategy

Jeremy Sweetman, Director, Digital Experience
Bringing 20 years' experience to the Insight team, Jeremy has delivered digital solutions throughout New Zealand, Australia and Europe. Having worked with many global brands, he prides himself on delivering memorable user experiences balanced with core commercial objectives.
Design

Chris Gough Palmer, Design Director
Chris has over two decades of branding experience in an array of design disciplines. After years of formal employment at top branding, design and advertising agencies, he co-founded and led a successful design and brand communications studio for 14 years. He has done for work for global group brands such as Coca-Cola and BMW, as well as developed many luxury brands throughout Africa, India, Europe and the UK. Chris is driven by authentic brand stories, smart and simple design.
Business Development Strategy

Mike Tisdall, Strategic Planner & Founding Director
Over 40 years, Mike has developed Insight from a one-man design agency based in Auckland to a business-focused creative consultancy with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Mike's expertise in investor relations communications, investor branding, IPOs and capital raising communiciations has established an industry trust and respect which has led to client relationships lasting over 20 years.
Client Services

Claire Evans, Account Director
Claire is a world-class account manager with a keen eye for detail. Having spent time in the London agency scene, she brings strong organisational skills to the Insight team along with an unflappable attitude that ensures projects are consistently delivered on brand, on time and within budget.
Production & Digital Development

Jo Otto, Senior Artworker/Assistant Traffic Manager
Jo has been delivering successful projects for the design and advertising industry for most of her career and has played a key role in the high standards surrounding the Insight production team for the last 6+ years. She is fast, accurate, and has a keen eye for detail - all underpinned with strong organisational skills. Not content with just Photoshop mastery, Jo has more recently turned her attention towards delivering digital solutions via a new suite of tools.