Danks, previously Express Newspapers' head of trading,
Jon O'Donnell, group commercial director across the titles, said it was more likely that the Lebedev-owned operations would "promote internally" and create a new role of head of trading at The Independent.
Creating a head of trading at The Independent would mirror the head of trading role at the Standard, currently held by John Gill, who reports to O'Donnell.
A source said it was likely the role would not be replaced, due to rationalisation across the papers, a process that began after
In September, O'Donnell, previously advertising director of the Evening Standard, following the , commercial director of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.
O’Donnell's appointment was a result of an ongoing review of the newspaper operations headed by Andy Mullins, managing director of the three titles.
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