NORTON TO CD OF AXIS CAMPAIGNS, BRISBANE

Following a series of significant wins and reappointments including UNiTAB and Harbour Town, Brisbane-based agency Axis Campaigns has restructured its creative department. Richard Norton, formerly the agency's senior writer, has been appointed creative director, while founder Don Blackley will focus on business development and delivering longer-term creative projects. Norton, who arrived in Australia in mid-2004, previously worked as a freelance writer at several large UK agencies. He has also spent time client-side as creative cirector at Zurich Financial Services in the UK.