ACM has promoted its current chief revenue officer Tony Kendall to managing director following the recent announcement that current CEO Allen Williams will be leaving the business on December 18 after 30 years.
Enterprise sales director Sharon Fitter will take over Kendall's role as chief revenue officer.
“I’ve loved my time at ACM and the growth mindset that Antony brings to the business, which is rare in today’s media landscape," Kendall says.
"I couldn’t be happier to be taking on the role of managing director and I look forward to working with the ACM Executive and the broader team as we look to drive this business forward.”
Kendall joined ACM at the end of last year. He was previously CEO of ARN and chief revenue officer of parent company HT&E. He has also worked in senior commercial roles at Bauer Media (now Are Media) and News Corp.
In addition, ACM chief financial officer Renee Duffy’s role has been expanded to include the chief operating officer’s functions including human resources, HSE (health, safety and environment), operations, printing and logistics.
“Having worked at ACM or the various iterations of itself for 17 years, I’ve seen many things change, but I’ve never been more excited to be with this company and I embrace the opportunity these new responsibilities present," Duffy says.
"Tony and I have worked closely over the last 18 months and achieved many things, but we know what’s on the horizon and we can’t wait to get into 2021 leading this company together.”
Both Kendall and Duffy will report directly to ACM executive chairman Antony Catalano.
Catalano says both Kendall and Duffy's promotions see them take on critical roles as ACM continues to evolve as a business.
"Tony has had a successful career in senior leadership roles in a diverse range of media organisations and in his time at ACM has transformed our commercial offering with a focus on growing our customer’s business," Catalano says.
"Renee’s promotion recognises the integral role she has played in transitioning ACM from Nine/Fairfax ownership into the leading independent media company we are today.
"Under Tony and Renee’s leadership I believe we have the experience and talent to fast track the growth and evolution of our existing business as we seek to connect our large and valuable audiences with our compelling and trusted content.
"I’d also like to recognise the great work that Sharon Fitter has done in building a market leading enterprise sales team that has helped the business transition out of COVID with momentum. It’s fantastic that we have this high calibre talent inside the business and I wish Sharon all the best as our new CRO."
Fitter says taking on the CRO role is a "real honour".
"Having worked for many years in the enterprise sales area, I can’t wait to get stuck into the other commercial parts of the business including national sales and partnerships," Fitter says.
"We have a team that is in my view the best in market and I’m looking forward to bringing my many years of sales experience to ACM more broadly.”
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