Bauer Specialist appoints new group commercial director

Bauer Media has today announced the appointment of Nicky Holt as group commercial director at Bauer Specialist.

Holt joins from Centaur Media where she was responsible for commercial and product transformations in both B2B and consumer markets.

Prior to that she worked within Bauer Media, including two years as publisher on heat and Closer magazines.

In her new role, Holt will lead a 120-strong sales team across the 23 markets in which Bauer Specialist publishes, and will also be responsible for identifying new cross-platform and creative revenue streams across Bauer Media’s Specialist titles.

“Nicky is a proven publishing professional and as we continue to lead as the UK’s number one publisher, she is exactly the kind of talent we are looking for,” said Rob Munro-Hall, group managing director at Bauer Magazine Media.

“She is an expert in the specialist sector and her experience and energy will be welcomed.”

Holt, who will take up her new position on 4 September and report to Munro-Hall, added: “I am really pleased to be joining Bauer – a business that understands its markets and customers so deeply across print, digital and event and exhibition platforms.

“Bauer has some of the best-known specialist brands in the UK and the engagement it has with advertising customers and consumers means it is right at the heart of inspiring and informing audiences.”