12.02.02
New
appointments at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ
World, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s 24-hour news and information channel, has
recently made three key appointments to its Marketing, PR and Advertising
Sales teams.
Jane
Clancey is the new Head of Marketing for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World and took up her
position at the beginning of the new year. Her responsibilities
include managing the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World brand as well as the creation and
execution of global and regional campaigns both on and off-air.
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, Jane Gorard, she will be
developing marketing plans for key markets. Jane has spent recent
years in Marketing Recruitment with Ball & Hoolahan. Prior to
that she was ASDAÂ’s General Marketing Manager for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ &
Leisure after ten years of consumer marketing experience in leading
blue chip companies.
Ciara
OÂ’Sullivan joined Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World in December as the new Senior Press
Officer. She comes from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ News bureau in Brussels where she
worked for three years as the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ News European Publicist raising
the profile of correspondents and content amongst the local media.
Prior to that she worked in the European Commission in Brussels
and spent three years with an Irish NGO coordinating and travelling
on livestock aid shipments to Africa and Eastern Europe. A fluent
French, Spanish and Italian speaker, and reporting to the channelsÂ’
Head of PR, Sarah Lindsay, Ciara will be working to continue raising
the profile of the channel and its content through the media worldwide.
Commenting
on the appointments, Jane Gorard, Director of Marketing, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World
said, "At a time when Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World is going from strength to strength
in terms of both distribution and viewership, we are delighted that
such talented people have joined our Marketing and PR teams and
are already contributing to our continuing success."
John
Williams is a new Account Manager in the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ WorldÂ’s European
Advertising Sales and joins an eleven–strong pan-European sales
team reporting to Regional Sales Director, Carolyn Gibson. John
will be working on a portfolio of UK based clients and agencies,
developing sponsorship and advertising business for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ WorldÂ’s
global feeds. Previously a Client Sales Controller for Sports.com
and Virgin radio, John was responsible for securing several media
awards. This background together with his experience working for
a number of leading London-based advertising agencies over the past
10 years, extensive global travel and even a stint as a radio disc
jockey in Hong Kong will make him an ideal addition to this growing
team.
"As
part of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ WorldÂ’s continuing commitment to growing its business
in Europe, we are very pleased that someone with JohnÂ’s experience
is on board to help expand sales to international clients and agencies
in the UK. It will enable us to build on our strong appeal to advertisers
wishing to reach an upscale, global business audience." said
Carolyn Gibson, Regional Sales Director, Europe, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World.
Notes
to Editors
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World is the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s 24–hour, English language, international
news and information channel, reaching 200 million homes in 200
countries and territories worldwide (90 million 24-hour homes).
Launched in its present form in 1995, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ World is a commercial
service, run by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Worldwide and funded by advertising and subscription.
All details on the website http://www.bbcworld.com
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ
World is available in over 800,000 hotel rooms worldwide and almost
20 leading airlines and cruise liners.
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