Out-of-home company Exterion Media has appointed Simon Worthington to the newly created role of group director of commercial initiatives, mergers & acquisitions.
Worthington will be responsible for inorganic growth and acquisitions, working with group MDs and the group development director to assess opportunities across current and new markets.
In a statement issued on Monday (30 January) Exterion said Worthington, who joins from Hearst where he was director of licensing & business development, will also help digitise the company’s business model.
“I’m delighted to welcome Simon to the Exterion Media Team,” said Shaun Gregory, CEO of Exterion Media.
“It’s an incredibly exciting time for us. We’re firmly focused on growth and the digitisation of our business model, both in terms of acquisitions and making our products easier to access, buy and optimise. Simon’s commercial, business development and digital strategy experience will continue to drive this forward.”
Exterion has made a raft of senior appointments recently, including Dave King to UK managing director, Josko Grljevic to chief technology officer and Jason Cotterrell to group development director.
Worthington added: “Exterion Media is a company significantly on the move, there’s a huge amount of transition and positive change. There are great people joining the company, and talent already in the business. I am looking forward to working with the team, leveraging my media and M&A experience, and getting stuck in to drive growth for the company across all markets.”
Worthington will report directly into group chief operating officer Leon Taviansky, and will commence his role on 20 March 2017.
