Fairfax Media announces new director of Commercial Development and Partnerships
March 20, 2015
Fairfax Media today announced the appointment of Kristiaan Kroon as the new Director of Commercial Development and Partnerships for its Australian Publishing Media division.
Reporting to Commercial and Marketing Services Director Tom Armstrong, Kroon will lead a team responsible for commercial partnerships, agency trading relationships and the development of new ad sales business opportunities across all media platforms. He will oversee and strengthen Fairfax’s agency trading business by seeking new commercial opportunities to drive advertiser partnerships and ad revenue growth.
Kroon has more than 14 years’ experience in the media industry and most recently held the position of Trading Director at the UK’s largest newspaper publisher – Trinity Mirror. He was responsible for a portfolio including the Daily Mirror – with a weekly reach of 28 million people – as well as leading trade negotiations across key agency groups and top advertisers.
Armstrong said: “We are delighted that Kristiaan has joined Fairfax. He brings a wealth of experience from his UK publishing background. This role will help us build stronger relationships with our agency partners and find new directions for ad sales growth.”
Kroon said: “It’s great to be joining Fairfax at such an exciting time in the company’s development. Fairfax’s transformation is very similar to what I have experienced with Trinity Mirror and I am joining a top level team to help grow advertising revenue across platforms.”
Kroon takes up his new role from 23 March 2015.
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About Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media is a leading multi-platform media company in Australia and New Zealand. The group comprises metropolitan, rural, regional and community mastheads that offer high-quality, independent journalism and dynamic venues for commerce and information. Fairfax operates five business divisions: Australian Publishing Media, Domain, Digital Ventures, Life Media & Events and Fairfax New Zealand. Fairfax has a 54.5% interest in Macquarie Radio Network. Australian Publishing Media operates News Media, Business Media and Australian Community Media publishing units that generate content across all media platforms for major mastheads The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Land,The Australian Financial Review, The Canberra Times, brisbanetimes.com.au, WAtoday.com.au, among many others, as well niche websites such as essentialbaby.com.au and goodfood.com.au. The APM division also produces prestigious conferences and events that attract large-scale, highly engaged audiences and community participation.