Smith formerly sat on ISBA’s Executive Committee while commercial and operations director of Camelot. In grocery retail he has held marketing and management positions on the boards of Kwiksave and Somerfield.

The $540m deal will see what Adobe called the creation of an “end-to-end independent advertising and data management solution” that it hopes will simplify a complex and fragmented process for brands.

P&G’s Rachel Forde has been named UK CEO, while Nigel Waring has been appointed chief operating officer.

View the latest revenue figures for the UK’s commercial broadcast market.

Senior figures from both publishing and agencies will join Mediatel and Magnetic on 10 November to discuss the future of magazine brands.

The figure is expected to reach 79% by 2018 – double the 40% recorded in 2012.

Henrik Busch, SVP and co-founder – who is now heading up the Danish agency’s UK operations – will explain how AI is set to shake things up for media planning and buying.

After taking an extended sabbatical to deal with a family health matter, Publicis Groupe’s chief revenue officer, Laura Desmond, has announced her plans to leave at the end of the year.

As Rajar publishes its third quarter results for the radio market, Newsline presents a full round-up for the national stations and networks and the digital and breakfast markets

59% of the population now listens to digital radio each week, with 32 million of those tuning in via a digitally enabled receiver, according to the latest Rajar findings.