Matt Kum fills newly created national sales manager - airport role; David Carran joins as senior account director.
Out of home advertising company JCDecaux has announced the appointment of two senior sales leaders. Matt Kum joins JCDecaux in the newly created role of national sales manager - airport, while David Carran joins as senior account director.
As airports start to see passenger numbers increase, Kum will lead the advertising recovery of JCDecaux’s airport assets, which include Auckland, Christchurch, and Queenstown. He will be responsible for market education, knowledge building and strategic partnerships. Kum has extensive industry experience, having worked in sales, media and creative agency roles, most recently as group business director at Stuff.
Carran will lead JCDecaux’s relationships with agencies Wavemaker, Stanley Street, The Attention Works and Krunch. He joins JCDecaux from CARTEL Media where he was sales manager and has also worked in a range of media sales roles across New Zealand and the UK.
JCDecaux NZ sales director Gary Rosewarne said: “As economies start to bounce back post-pandemic […] domestic travel audiences have now almost fully returned, and with the opening of the Trans-Tasman and Cook Islands bubbles, demand for premium airport inventory is on the rise.
“Matt’s knowledge of the media landscape, sales leadership background and strong business relationships makes him the perfect candidate to supercharge airport advertising recovery in the newly created airport role, while David’s wealth of media experience and deep understanding of effective advertising and business strategy will help us build on our already great relationships with key agencies.”
Kum’s appointment is effective immediately; Carran joins on June 22.
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