JCDecaux signs 4 sales leaders

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading out-of-home media company JCDecaux New Zealand has announced the appointment of four senior sales executives.

Max Charin joins as group sales manager, where he will be responsible for leading sales activity, maximising market share and growing revenue with key advertisers and media agency partners.

He joins the business from Vodafone, where he was digital sales lead, and has also worked in a range of media sales roles across New Zealand.

Stephanie Tucker and Kishan Patel join as agency account directors, responsible for driving sales for new and established clients.

Tucker has extensive experience in sales and advertising, most recently as senior sales manager at Val Morgan, while Patel comes to JCDecaux from PHD Media.

Paige Ngata has been appointed direct account director. She previously worked at Mediaworks as agency sales account manager and QMS Media as an account manager and sales executive.

“These new sales appointments directly reflect our desire to continue to deliver outstanding results for our clients.”

JCDecaux NZ country head Mike Watkins said: “These new sales appointments directly reflect our desire to continue to deliver outstanding results for our clients.

“Max’s knowledge of the media landscape, leadership credentials and proven results will position him well to continue to support us to drive the business forward.

“Stephanie, Kishan and Paige’s advertising and sales experience and sound understanding of what clients want will be an asset to our media agency partners and advertisers. We are looking forward to them joining the team.”

The appointments follow the recent hire of Matt Kum, who joined JCDecaux in the newly created role of national sales manager – Airport, and David Carran as senior account director.

The new appointments are effective immediately.

About JCDecaux
JCDecaux is a top out-of-home media company worldwide, with 1 million advertising panels in 80 countries and 13,000 employees. Its Australian and New Zealand businesses includes 40,000 assets spanning airports, rail, transit, static and digital billboards. For FY19, JCDecaux reported revenue of approximately €3,890 million. The company was incorporated in 1964 in France.

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