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Bauer Media appoints Richard Dunmall as MD, Advertising

Bauer Media UK has appointed Richard Dunmall as its new MD, Advertising, to lead the 200+strong sales team for its portfolio of multi-platform brands which include heat, Kiss, Grazia, Empire, Magic and Closer.

Dunmall joins the Bauer Media UK executive team on December 2 reporting to Paul Keenan, CEO. In this new role, he will lead the sales teams to deliver market beating revenues across all channels, says Bauer.

Paul Keenan, CEO, Bauer Media UK, said: “The appointment of our new MD, Advertising, is the next exciting development for our business as a market-leading multi-platform media owner. We offer a completely unique, powerful and influential media brand portfolio to our commercial partners. This move strengthens our offering to advertisers wishing to access our 20 million UK consumers every week through increasingly sophisticated commercial solutions and partnerships. With one leader across all brands and teams, we will be able to offer even greater integrated solutions to our clients.”

Richard Dunmall, MD, Bauer Media Advertising, said: “Bauer is a fantastic business with great brands, strong content, a talented team and a unique offering within the marketplace. I’m delighted to be joining them and helping on the journey.“

Most recently Global CEO, Naked Communications, Dunmall has spent much of his extensive career in the world of communications and advertising with experience across agency, client and digital media owner businesses. This includes a period of six years at Microsoft Advertising, ultimately running global advertising sales.

Karen Stacey, Head of Broadcast Sales & Clare Chamberlain, Sales Director, London Lifestyle will report into Dunmall.

Keenan concluded: “Richard will bring new skills, insight, leadership experience and a real passion for our business to ensure we are an entrepreneurial and effective commercial partner for our customers. He will extend our capabilities to deliver brilliant campaigns that truly address and answer the needs of our clients in the UK‘s dynamic media landscape.”