David Hoath to lead APN sales efforts in NZ

Fairfax Media’s former commercial chief for Victoria David Hoath has taken a senior role with APN News & Media in New Zealand.

Hoath will be group advertising director for the publisher, whose flagship NZ masthead is The New Zealand Herald.

Hoath, originally from the UK, joined Fairfax Media in 2005, where he led The Age’s sales team for the next six years. After a restructure he became publisher of The Age and after another restructure spent  a year as Fairfax media’s chief operating officer. He left Fairfax in May after another restructure.

APN has a sales staff of 150 in New Zealand.

Hoath starts the role next week, reporting in to chief executive Martin Simons. 

Simons said : “David is a strong leader who has built great teams but also remains very active in the front line. He made a real difference at The Age.”

In June, APN NZ’s group advertising director Andrew McNally died suddenly at the age of 44.

Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.

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Hux 7 Nov 13

Best of luck David – a gentleman if ever I met one. I’ll catch you in NZ….

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