Fairfax New Zealand appoints Australian sales director Chris Williams

Fairfax Media New Zealand has appointed Chris Williams as Australian sales director.

Williams will be based in Sydney in a move intended to boost Fairfax New Zealand’s profile in Australia for advertisers targeting New Zealand.

Williams was previously at Sentia Media companies Brandtology and Media Monitors – and before that held sales roles at APN (NZ Herald) and ACP in New Zealand.

The move comes the day after Fairfax pressed ahead with a plan to move production jobs from Australia to New Zealand despite strikes and protests from journalists.