HERO has appointed Roz Scrimshaw as its National Head of Production. She joins the agency after a short stint as national lead producer at Dentsu.

Scrimshaw, who will be based in HERO's Melbourne office, brings more than 30 years of industry experience, having worked on production for the likes of SCA, Mars, iSelect, Carlton United Breweries (Pure Blonde), NAB, Holden, and Officeworks.

She began her career with McCann Australia, HERO's global partner, in 1991 in Account Management. Scrimshaw has previously worked at Clemenger BBDO, CHE, and AJF.

"Roz has already hit the ground running at HERO, overseeing production on our major upcoming campaigns for Toyota and ENGIE. She is a consummate professional and a true pleasure to work with. We couldn’t be more excited to have her join our team. And also to welcome her back to the McCann network all over again!" said Ben Lilley, Creative Chairman and Founder of HERO.

"I couldn’t resist the opportunity to join the HERO team. HERO is delivering some of the industry’s most interesting and exciting work right now, with some truly novel production concepts. I’m excited to be part of such an innovative and creative environment where I can challenge myself to produce incredible work," said Scrimshaw.

HERO is an independent Australian agency with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Its clients include Bakers Delight, Bumble, Calbee, Centrum, Mastercard, Maybelline, Reckitt, Simply Energy, Sirena, and Toyota.