MEDIAWORKS APPOINTS RICHARD FENNER AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
 
Medi­a­Works TV has appointed Richard Fen­ner to the newly cre­ated role of Busi­ness Devel­op­ment Direc­tor. The role sees him work­ing closely with the Sales team to iden­tify new clients, projects and oppor­tu­ni­ties for the net­work. Richard is well known through­out the adver­tis­ing indus­try as one of New Zealand’s most expe­ri­enced agency exec­u­tives, and co-founder and for­mer Man­ag­ing Direc­tor of Spark PHD, the 2010 CAANZ Agency of the Year.
 
Medi­a­Works Direc­tor of Sales, Linda Far­relly, says he brings a wealth of expe­ri­ence and knowl­edge to the com­pany.  “Richard was a fan­tas­tic client, is highly regarded in the indus­try and will bring new skills and dif­fer­ent per­spec­tive to our busi­ness,” she says. “The Medi­a­Works busi­ness model has changed, and it is impor­tant that we con­tinue to expand our exper­tise in order to con­tinue to move our busi­ness for­ward. Richard ticks all the boxes. I am thrilled that he is join­ing the team.”
 
The announce­ment fol­lows last week’s 2012 pro­gramme launch which saw Medi­a­Works present clients, agen­cies and media with the first look at TV3 and FOUR’s impres­sive new sea­son line ups. The launch was also a chance to reflect on many of the inno­v­a­tive, cus­tom made solu­tions the com­pany has cre­ated for its clients over the past 12 months, includ­ing the first fruits of the company’s Inte­gra­tion team, a spe­cial­ist sales divi­sion headed by Melanie Reece.
 
“I’ve sur­prised myself how excited I am about this oppor­tu­nity,” Richard says. “Linda and her team are great and I hope I can con­tribute as much as they expect. Love the challenge!”