Kea New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of Todd Somerville as Kea Director for UK and Europe, based in London. Todd brings to the role a wealth of experience in corporate communications and brand development. Born and bred in South Canterbury, New Zealand, Todd has split his career almost equally between New Zealand and the UK. For the past ten years he has held senior in-house communications positions within UK organisations, most recently as Head of Corporate Communications with NESTA, the UK’s leading independent expert on innovation and enterprise. He is also a co-founder of specialist branding agency Fireplough, named after the traditional Polynesian method for starting fire (‘te hika ahi’).