Out-of-home media company JCDecaux announced the promotion of Oliver Newton to chief sales officer.
Newton, who was previously general manager of sales, has more than 15 years’ experience in sales and joined JCDecaux UK in 2006 as business development manager, before joining JCDecaux Australia in 2010.
“I am incredibly honoured to take on the role of chief sales officer, ensuring that we deliver exceptional client service and have customer success at the heart of everything we do," he says.
"We have a fantastic sales team across Australia at JCDecaux and I look forward to leading them to greater success.”
In the new role, he will grow advertiser and direct advertiser relationships, as well as taking overall responsibility for the JCDecaux Nurture program aimed at providing support for Australian start-ups.
He will lead the JCDecaux agency and direct sales teams across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, responsible for driving deeper engagement with media agencies and advertising partners in an increasingly progressive and sophisticated OOH marketplace.
JCDecaux chief commercial officer Max Eburne: “Olly is a passionate and dedicated sales leader with a rare talent for identifying exactly what advertisers and agencies want.
"He has a proven capability in building strong, progressive and service-oriented sales teams that will continue JCDecaux’s success in realising the amazing opportunities that lie ahead of us.”
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