Chrysalis beefs up Smooth Radio team

by Media Week, Media Week 03-Apr-07

Chrysalis Radio Sales is taking on five team members for its new Smooth Radio contract and to cover recent departures.

A dedicated Smooth sales team will be enlisted, as revealed in Media
Week on 13 March (page 5), comprising a controller and two brand
developers. Separately, two senior account manager posts are to be

filled to bolster the Chrysalis Sales team, following high-profile

departures in recent months.

In March, group head of programmes Pete Simmons was poached by GCap
Media to a similar role. In January, non-spot sales director Richard
Brinkman was made redundant after six years.

John Legg, operations sales director at Chrysalis Radio, said the new
senior account managers would "be likely to have a strong sponsorship
and promotions background".

Chrysalis Radio Sales handles all GMG's London and national sales,
except those for the two Century stations retained by GCap Media when it
sold the licences to GMG last year.