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Tags: Venessa Hunt ARN

ThinkPremiumDigital’s General Manager, Venessa Hunt, will leave the organisation next month, joining ARN in the newly created role of Commercial Strategy and Growth Director.

What you need to know:

Venessa Hunt has been appointed to the newly created role of Director, Commercial Strategy and Growth at ARN.
She starts from September 19.

Audio company ARN has named Venessa Hunt, former GroupM Chief Digital Strategy Officer and current General Manager of ThinkPremiumDigital, to the newly created role of Commercial Strategy and Growth Director.

Hunt is a respected industry leader and commentator on the digital space, and will, from September 19, work with ARN’s Chief Commercial Officer Peter Whitehead on the company’s commercial strategy. She has worked for more than 15 years in digital and mobile investment roles.

“Now is the right time to join ARN, and the wider audio industry, to harness its growth and diversification of listening,” Hunt said.

“To say I am excited to join the amazing team at ARN is an understatement.”

Whitehead said he was looking forward to working with Hunt, who would grow the place of audio in the current media market.

“Venessa is one of the most highly regarded media strategists in the industry and we can’t wait to bring her charismatic energy into the business,” he said.

“[She] excels in reinventing traditional media and has a passion for advocating change.”