Accenture Song has chosen Storm Day to lead it in New Zealand. She also becomes CEO of The Monkeys Aotearoa CEO, soon to become Droga5.

Day has been chief business officer at The Monkeys Aotearoa & Accenture Song since she joined in early 2022. The Monkeys Aotearoa was started in New Zealand by Damon Stapleton and Justin Mowday in 2021. With Mowday now at the helm of Accenture New Zealand, Day has taken over the reins of Accenture Song and The Monkeys Aotearoa.

She joined The Monkeys and Accenture Song after nearly three years at Special Group New Zealand, first as head of account service, then as general manager. In a two-decade career in the New Zealand marketing and consulting industry, she has worked on global award-winning brands such as Tourism New Zealand, ASB, New Zealand Story, Fonterra, Mazda, and Asahi.

Day’s appointment comes a month before The Monkeys Aotearoa will rebrand as Droga5 on 1 December 2024, and follows the promotion of Bronwyn van der Merwe to Accenture Song ANZ lead and Matt Michael as CEO Droga5 ANZ.
 
Justin Mowday, country managing director, Accenture New Zealand, commented, “Storm has been instrumental in expanding the team at The Monkeys Aotearoa and making Accenture Song’s global expertise relevant to the New Zealand market. She is a formidable leader with unbeatable local knowledge and experience and is the best person to help steer us into the future as we continue to champion purpose-led growth for our clients in New Zealand.”  

Storm Day added, “I am extremely excited to be leading this very talented team and working with our clients to join up purpose and customer experience. We help Kiwi organisations put a meaningful purpose at the heart of their culture, operations and experiences to drive growth. Combined with the Droga5 name and our incredible creative leader, Damon Stapleton, we will continue to build and sustain Aotearoa’s most influential brands.”