Ignite!鈥檚 managing director Tim Brooks has promoted Kevin Heery, head of Ignite! Online, to become director of digital development.
Heery has risen through the ranks at Ignite! since he joined in April 2001 as a technical specialist on the Nme.com brand.
He was handed overall responsibility for Ignite!鈥檚 digital prtofolio, which includes Uncut.co.uk, Nuts.co.uk and Loaded.co.uk, in August 2003.
Meanwhile Andrew Sumner has been promoted to publishing director after a similarly successful spell as publisher of a number of key Ignite! titles.
He joined the business as publishing manager for Loaded in May 2002 and was switched to become publisher of Loaded in January 2003, working on the tenth anniversary celebrations of the lad mag in early 2004.
Sumner was promoted to publisher of Uncut in July 2004.
Brooks said: 鈥淎ndrew and Kevin both play significant roles in the success of the Ignite! portfolio.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a pleasure to welcome them to the board at such an exciting time for ignite! and I鈥檓 sure they will be integral to our continued success moving forward.鈥
Other members of the Ignite! board include Brooks, Eric Fuller, Nuts and NME publishing director, Niall McKinney, group marketing director, Karl Marsden, group commercial director, and editorial director, Steve Sutherland.
By Kevin May
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