Nine appoints new Head of Sport Sales

Nine has appointed Melbourne Sales Director Ian Paterson as its new Head of Sports Sales following the resignation of Mark Hinshelwood after eight years.

Peter Wiltshire, Director of Sales and Marketing for Nine said, “It is with regret that I have accepted Mark’s resignation. For personal reasons, Mark is returning to Melbourne and unfortunately it is imperative that the leader of our Sports Sales Department, an area so critical for Nine, operates out of the Sydney head office.

“Ian has the experience we need to guide Nine’s Sports sales strategy as we head toward the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. He was a key driver of both this year’s Winter Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games campaigns, and we look forward to welcoming Ian to our new-look Sydney Sales office.”

Hinshelwood departs at the end of July. A search for a Melbourne Sales Director role is underway.