ARN announces new senior commercial appointments

ARN has announced five senior commercial appointments and introduced a state-based structure to create a single point of contact for partners and boost Total Audio growth.

The newly appointed Director of Sales – Total Audio in each state will lead their respective state-based sales team with responsibility for metro, regional, and digital revenues across ARN’s leading live broadcast, live streaming and podcast assets

With senior appointments in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, these leaders will work alongside the newly formed Integrate by ARN team and the global iHeart team to create impactful ideas for brands, spearheading ARN’s digital transformation.

Ashlea Reece has been appointed Director of Sales – Total Audio (Sydney). Ash has been at ARN for 15 years and is currently the Sydney Sales Director – Agency.

Nick Flood has been appointed Director of Sales – Total Audio (Melbourne). Nick has been at ARN for seven years and is the National Sales Director – Independent Agencies and Direct Advertisers in Melbourne.

Emily Buckby has been appointed as Director of Sales – Total Audio (Brisbane). Emily has been at ARN for nine years and is the Brisbane Sales Director – Agency.

Sonia Russo has been appointed Director of Sales – Total Audio (Adelaide). Sonia has been at ARN for 16 years and is the Adelaide Sales Director – Agency.

Aaron Bryant has been appointed Director of Sales – Total Audio (Perth). Aaron has been at ARN for six years and is the Perth Sales Director – Agency.

All will report to Richard Hunwick, the newly appointed Director of Sales – Total Audio.

Michael Stephenson, Chief Operating Officer of ARN, said “The Total Audio commercial structure creates a single point of contact for every partner in every market to leverage the size, scale and power of ARN’s leading audio platform, whilst using the Audiosphere and ARN’s first-party data assets to generate massive ideas.”

“The fact that we have been able to promote Ash, Nick, Emily, Sonia and Aaron is testament to the breadth and depth of talent we have within our business. We have the biggest stars, the best brands, the largest platforms and we now have a commercial structure that will allow us to unlock these assets for our advertising partners.”