Grant Kirkby moves to the Media Shop as head of sales – AdNews

Grant Kirkby

Newly rebranded outdoor media company The Media Shop (TMS) has made multiple new hires following the deployment of 250 IGNITE screens across the Coles Express national network.

TMS has welcomed five new members to its team including Grant Kirkby as head of sales NSW & QLD, and has 18 years of media and sales experience at companies such as Shopper, oOh! Media, Mindshare and Ikon.

Kirkby has been tasked to grow the newly created Sydney office, with one immediate hire in train, and to raise the profile of TMS in the Sydney and Queensland markets.

TMS General Manager Greg Power said: Grants OOH and agency knowledge together with a proven commitment to customer service will serve our NSW and QLD clients well.

Grant Kirkby said: Im pleased to be joining a growing OOH team and leading the charge for TMS in Sydney and Queensland and I can't wait to grow our brand presence in those markets.

TMS also added two key members to the sales team at head office in Melbourne, with Melanie Todd as an agency account manager and Daniel Hobbs joining the team as a senior agency account manager.

In line with growth, TMS has recognised the experience and service of long-time staff members Angelo Poli and Eloise Tams. Poli has been promoted to head of sales, Victoria and Tams to the national role of head of operations.

With the new hires and improvements to organisational structure TMS is geared for the next phase of growth, with a further 250 IGNITE screens to be deployed nationally.

Power said: As a critical step in our growth, its important we match their thinking with a team of diverse minds.

The new leadership appointments and structure set us up to service the needs of our clients in a more sophisticated way, now and into the future.

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