Carsales has announced the appointment of Vanya Mariani and Davor Vilusic in commercial directors roles in the media division.
Mariani will take up the new role of commercial director – media (sales and consumer solutions), and Vilusic, commercial director – media (strategy, trading and ad operations).
Both appointments are into newly created roles, and both are effective immediately.
Ajay Bhatia, Carsales Australia managing director said: “This is a really exciting time for our media business and we congratulate Vanya and Davor. They are extremely capable individuals with complimentary passions and skills. As a team they add an enormous amount of value to Carsales media sales channels.”
Mariani joined Carsales in 2009 as national sales director and most recently was general manager – auto OEM & media, Nicholas Bailly recently replacing her. Vilusic joined in 2019 as programmatic and media operations director.
Mariani said: “Carsales is an exceptional audience and data business which still has almost untapped potential. It’s a brand that resonates deeply with all Aussies and I’m very excited to be at the forefront of the next stage of our digital media evolution.”
Vilusic added: “As the industry navigates through some of the biggest changes we’ve seen in a long time, I’m excited to say Carsales is perfectly positioned to deliver unrivalled client outcomes, underpinned by the best audiences and most qualified data in the business.”