Acast duo exit to start new venture

In brief

Acast executives Georgina Holt and Christiana Brenton have left the podcast publisher to start a new venture.

Holt, the former UK Hearst and Stylist Group publishing lead who joined the podcast publisher three years ago, announced her exit alongside Brenton today.

Brenton joined Acast four years ago and was most recently US head of sales and brand partnerships. Holt was most recently MD for the Americas, having previously served as MD for UK and Ireland.

Ricardo Neto, Acast’s vice-president of sales in the US, will replace Brenton, she added in a LinkedIn post.