Time Inc. UK has promoted Jon Restall to the role of head of agency partnerships, it has been announced.
Restall will report to Sam Finlay, chief revenue officer, and will help lead Time Inc. UK’s strategic and commercial relationships with agencies.
“Jon is an undoubted leader in his field and his appointment is well deserved,” Finlay said. “He has a compelling vision for the culture and strategy for his team moving forward and how they will work with our agency partners.”
Restall started his career at Time Inc. UK in 1996 – when it was known as IPC Media – before moving to Associated Newspapers in 2000 where he progressed to the role of brand manager at the Mail on Sunday.
Restall returned to Time Inc. UK in 2006 as agency sales director for the publisher’s fashion, homes and luxury portfolio of titles. Most recently he held the role of senior head of agency investment.
He also works with industry bodies including Magnetic and PAMCo.
“At a time when trust and attention in content are being challenged, I am proud to work with fantastic brands which engage with consumers around their passions,” Restall said.
“I’m delighted to be given the opportunity to lead our talented team to proactively grow our revenues and reputation through creativity and collaboration. Our recent British Media Award for Commercial Campaign of the Year is testament to the exciting and market-leading work that we are doing.”