New hires boost AN Digital sales team

Media Week 02-May-07

LONDON - Associated Northcliffe Digital has poached three members of staff from News International for its growing national ad sales team, which now numbers 23.

Sean Costa will join as agency account manager in May from News International, where he is a media sales executive. He will be responsible for pitching all AN Digital advertising sites to a portfolio of digital advertising agencies.

Kieran Atkinson, who was business development manager at News International, has been appointed finance account manager, with responsibility for a portfolio of client and relevant agency accounts.

Jolene West has been appointed to the new role of entertainment account manager from agency account manager.

Atkinson and West will report into Rob Bassett, head of cross media and client sales.

Costa will report into Beth Lewis, head of agency sales.

Lewis and Bassett both report into Associated Northcliffe Digital ad network director Martin Corke.

He said: "These appointments reflect our expanding proposition as well as our commitment to raise our visibility and levels of customer service."

Further appointments are expected imminently.