With great expertise in the digital media landscape, media veteran Toby Byrne joins as Executive Vice President, National Ad Sales, along with three new Vice Presidents, Ad Sales April Denn, Jeff Gocel and Lindsey Quinn, and Rob Duke promoted to Vice President.
In an effort to realign its Ad Sales team to continue to strategically bolster its digital, multiplatform and data-driven capabilities, A+E Networks® has made some announcements regarding its sales force and a lineup that sees Toby Byrne join the ranks as Executive Vice President, National Ad Sales; and four new Vice Presidents: April Denn, Jeff Gocel, Lindsey Quinn; and Rob Duke. It was announced today by Peter Olsen, President, Ad Sales, A+E Networks.
“A+E Networks has been proud to be on the cutting edge of an evolving marketplace especially in terms of our customer service and practical innovation. With these great additions to our team, we are once again adjusting our company to meet industry trends,” Olsen remarked. “We are delighted to add layers of expertise and diverse skill sets to help us achieve our goals and better align with the priorities of the new marketplace.”
For the past six years, Byrne was President of Zefr, a leading global technology company powering Brand Suitability Targeting and Measurement on scaled platforms, including YouTube, Meta and TikTok. Before that he spent over 20 years at FOX with his most recent role as President of Advertising Sales, Fox Networks Group.
The four new Vice Presidents are April Denn, formerly Head of Partnership Solutions, Samsung Ads; Jeff Gocel, formerly Senior Streaming TV Agency Development Manager with Amazon; Lindsey Quinn, formerly Vice President of Sales, Beauty, Fashion, Health & Wellness, at Firework and Rob Duke, formerly Director, Ad Sales, A+E Networks, who has been promoted to Vice President.
“I’m so pleased to bring to bear all the experiences I’ve had at both Zefr and FOX to A+E Networks,” said Byrne. “Under Peter’s leadership, A+E Networks has always enjoyed the reputation as being the best, most data and ad tech-forward--and highest-level white glove client service--in the entire media landscape. I’m especially excited to work with Peter and contribute to the great efforts and results of this team.”
A+E Networks will once again present a news-packed virtual upfront presentation on Wednesday March 6.
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