Susan Walton has been appointed to head up the national rail team while Guy Chiswick has been promoted to head up Viacom Outdoor's agency sales team. Giles Darby, formerly of Capital Radio and Emap Advertising, has also joined the agency sales team.
The company's strategic planning director Steve Cox has been put in charge of a new strategic planning unit looking at opportunities for long-term revenue growth.
Chris Forester joins from The Guardian as Viacom Outdoor's new head of client sales and Darren McKay moves to head up international client sales working with Clive Punter, who was recently appointed chief operating officer across Europe.
Tim Bleakley, joint managing director, said: "It is always rewarding to see great people come through the business and am genuinely delighted for the individuals concerned. Equally, I'm thrilled that we are bringing in some new blood to support our desire to continue to grow outdoor at the expense of other media."
The UK direct team has also grown with the addition of Ester Morton, who joins from her previous role at The Wireless Group. Fiona Fitzgibbon also joins the bus advertising team from Boomerang to head up a unit dedicated to new forms of advertising on bus interiors.
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