FT Appoints Hart As Marketing Director For EMEA Region

The Financial Times has appointed Gill Hart to the position of marketing director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

The role includes responsibility for all marketing strategy and activity in the EMEA region, which covers the FT newspaper and FT.com in the UK.

Hart was previously marketing and operations director for the Financial Times in continental Europe. However, this role was axed recently as part of a restructure of the group’s marketing operations.

The FT’s global marketing director role, held by Gordon Willoughby, was also scrapped last week, following the appointment of Ben Hughes as worldwide advertising director (see FT Appoints Hughes As New Worldwide Ad Director).

Hart will report to Zach Leonard, managing director for the EMEA region, who said: “Gill is an experienced operator, who knows our markets inside out. She brings a great mix of creativity, international and operational expertise and her depth of knowledge will stand us in very good stead.”

Last month Claire Payne, UK advertising director of the Financial Times, was poached by Associated Newspapers to become managing director of its free ads paper Loot (see Financial Times Loses Payne To Associated Newspapers).

Financial Times: 020 873 3000 www.ft.com

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