ITV confirms Rupert Howell appointment

LONDON - ITV has named Rupert Howell as managing director of its sales and marketing function, as exclusively revealed by Marketing earlier this month (12 September).

ITV confirms Rupert Howell appointment

Advertising veteran Howell, 50, will take the job title managing director, ITV Brand and Commercial and will report to chief operating officer John Cresswell.

Howell said: ‘I have long been fascinated by the media world in general and ITV in particular.'

Last September Marketing revealed that Howell was interested in taking the ITV chief executive role vacated by Charles Allen. It was subsequently filled by Michael Grade.

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