About Us
Our people have been the brains behind some of New Zealand’s most successful digital businesses: from start-ups to media giants.
Meet the Team
Ryan Watkins
CEO
Ryan has proven himself as a leader and visionary in businesses of all kinds, from start-ups through to the corporate sector, for over 10 years.
He has managed massively successful e-commerce and data enterprises – and lead sales teams across a variety of industries. Ryan’s focus is on developing clear strategic plans that help businesses grow.
Romi Dexter
CXO
Romi has over 20 years of experience in delivering for some of Australasia’s most successful digital presences. She ensures we deliver fast, quickly adapt to our client needs, and continuously evolve to ensure incredible results.
Romi’s career has covered both corporate and agency sides, leading high performing digital teams across technical and marketing disciplines. And she is a Certified HubSpot Trainer.
Alex Mackrill
Marketing Director
Alex is a digital and social marketing specialist who has created several campaigns for GrabOne, Spark, Uber, Honda, and other household names. He has also developed products and strategies that connect with and build audiences.
Alex is regularly asked to chair or speak at marketing conferences, and is on the cutting edge of media, content and social trends.
Nick O’Neill
Commercial Director
A digital sales & marketing leader, mentor and coach, Nick has extensive B2B and B2C sales experience at all levels: from digital and media start-ups as well as enterprise level sales execution.
Nick has been Sales Director of GrabOne, 90 Seconds and most recently Customer Radar. He has been a major factor in the growth of all the businesses who have been lucky enough to have him.
Trevor Topfer
Client Success Manager
Trevor comes to us after years of freelance digital marketing and he even ran his own agency!
Trevor brings a wealth of digital knowledge & experience to ensure we drive success for our clients.
Karen Keh
Campaign Manager
Karen has been in the media industry for more than 10 years. She has helped transition many businesses to become 100% digital with an incomparable knowledge of processes and systems to get the job done right first time.
Karen loves connecting all the elements of a campaign together, from careful and considered targeting to diving into data to find answers. Everything she does is to return maximum ROI for our clients.
Chris Hannent
Senior Creative
Chris has worked in the social media space for several years in all kinds of businesses – from independent craft beer brands to massive corporate telcos.
Chris has experience in delivering outstanding results for clients through the execution of stellar content and creative. Chris stays ahead of the curve to ensure you’re not left behind.
Maddie Dowe
Campaign Specialist
Maddie is an integral part of the team as a Campaign Specialist, and makes sure everything runs as it should.
She’s a battler in and out of the office and has even represented New Zealand for hockey. Resident chocolate eater.
Kelly Duncan
Operations Manager
Our Operations Manager, Kelly Duncan, is the engine that keeps the powerhouse moving. She has a wealth of experience in turning start-ups into gold mines and is unmatched in her ability to know where all things are at all times (a very useful skill in an Ops Manager).
Ivan Radojcic
Digital Delivery Producer
Ivan has a varied digital background from traditional agency production in NZ and AUS, creative services and digital pre-press to managing digital delivery teams working on an extensive range of NZ businesses.
Whenever he is not rolling up his sleeves to achieve great outcomes for H&D clients, you can find him in the garage working on rusty old cars.
Zach Jacobsen
Client Success Manager
Zach, of Christmas in the Park 1996 fame, brings his experience in e-commerce, business management, and creative development to the H&D arsenal to help drive delivery in the Growth team.
While he started out wanting to write for a living, he spoke up in one-too-many meetings and ended up in various leadership positions, including Business Manager with GrabOne.
Camilla Wyness
Creative & Content Specialist
Camilla comes to us hot from the windy city of Chicago where she was working in marketing, design and social media for a variety of clients in the USA, Australia and the Caribbean.
She’s also nuts about dogs, particularly Jack Russell Terriers.
Ayesha Ahmed
Digital Conversion Specialist
Ayesha is fresh out of university and brings her knowledge of marketing and business information systems to the team.
When she’s not working hard for us, she loves spending her time outdoors and writing about it in her blogs.
Della Maku
Digital Conversion Specialist
Della joins us straight from university and brings with her knowledge of marketing and information systems.
She has experience in promotions and social media marketing, and is already making an impact in the office.
Sarah Penwarden
Copywriter
Sarah, our copywriting wunderkind, definitely lives up to her surname.
With experience in Advertising, Communication, Journalism, Academic Writing as well as copywriting, Sarah is a valuable member of the H&D Family!
Tom Boyd
Data Analyst
Despite his young years and boyish appearance, Tom is a bonafide Data Analyst – which is lucky, because that’s his job title.
Tom has worked wonders for some of NZ’s biggest corporate businesses, including NZME and Air New Zealand.
Matthew Boyd
Digital Conversion Specialist
Matthew “Moomoo” Boyd loves his steak blue and his digital campaigns optimised. Mmmmm… Optimisation…
He’s our in-house affiliate marketing specialist & burger eating champion (true story).
We do digital ... different
We are a data-driven and results-focused agency and work in a transparent way to help you achieve your business goals.
That means being upfront and honest with you every step of the way: showing you how we're spending your money, and demonstrating how we're making you money.