Sky elevates their sales team through a number of internal promotions and new hires to begin their 2024.
Jarrod Kent moves to the newly created role of Group Sales Manager after two decades in the Sky Sales ecosystem. He will be overseeing the client-facing sales teams while cultivating further growth and innovation with key agency relationships.
Patrick Yee joins Kent as Associate Business Director after eight years with Sky Sales from a junior position to his current role. He will be dedicated to taking responsibility for media agencies.
Sky has appointed Ami Mason-Arand, previously from Star Group (formally Joylab) and NZME, as Trade Marketing Specialist to further engage with advertisers and media agencies.
Additionally, Jyoti Dahiya, programmatic advertising, ad tech and yield management specialist, formerly of realestate.co.nz, has joined team Sky as Digital Campaign Manager following the launch of advertising on Neon – Sky’s very first venture into the digital ad space.
As for recent recruits, Sky have added Gerry Mullins as Service Delivery & Sales Support Specialist to support sales co-ordinators and broader Sky Sales functions.
“We are absolutely stoked to give new opportunities to some of Sky’s most experienced and effective team members, creating opportunity to welcome new and exceptionally talented people to Rangiata Sky,” says Ben Gibb, Head of Sales at Sky.
“This further builds on the capability and capacity within our growing Sales team, reinforcing our commitment to driving innovation, fostering talent, and delivering value to clients and partners.”
