Are Media has announced the appointment of Chris Espey as its head of programmatic sales.
Espey joins Australia’s Are Media from adtech consultancy FiveStones, a Google Marketing Platform sales partner specialising in digital marketing, data and analytics, where he was business strategy director leading sales and partnerships.
Prior to FiveStones he worked as GM of sales and marketing at Fastrack Technology, responsible for Microsoft 365 deployment, device management, cloud infrastructure and cloud connectivity solutions. He has also worked at Brus Media, Acxiom and Allure Media, in addition to Sky Media and Haymarket Media in the UK.
Andrew Cook, director of sales at Are Media said: “Chris brings extensive programmatic, digital media, adtech and publishing experience to the business at an important time. Given the significant growth we are experiencing in programmatic trading, he has the right skill set for Are Media to help us evolve our programmatic offering.”
Espey added: “With some of Australia’s most iconic brands for women, Are Media has shown real innovation in how it connects advertisers to audiences across its digital platforms. I’m delighted to have the opportunity to work with clients and agencies to drive programmatic sales outcomes.”
Chris Espey started at Are Media on Tuesday.
Last month Are Media Are Media announced the appointment of editors for its Woman’s Day, TV Week and Take 5 weekly magazines.
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Kietley Isrin, associate editor of New Idea, became editor of Woman’s Day.
TV Week associate editor Stephen Downie was promoted to editor.
Rachel Williams, deputy editor of That’s Life!, was appointed Take 5 editor.
Erin Holohan, editor of Woman’s Day, was promoted to celebrity editorial director; TV Week editor Amber Giles will lead the entertainment group; and Kate Kirsten, editor of Take 5, became the editorial director of the real-life division.