Zinc Communicate (ZC), a key division of Zinc Media Group, has appointed Martin Tingle to lead its publishing division.
Tingle joins the company in the role of Commercial Director. Prior to joining Zinc Communicate, he previously worked as Managing Director at the Dentsu Aegis UK regional advertising agency Vizeum North. He has also held senior commercial roles at Facets, Specific, Bauer and EMAP.
In his new role, he will assume responsibility for the full publishing division and will lead the growth of Zinc Communicate Publishing, by growing commercial partners, launching new titles, building advertising revenues and expanding the commercial team.
The company has offices in Macclesfield, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast and London.
Damon Westbury, Managing Director, Zinc Communicate, said: “Please join me in welcoming Martin Tingle to Zinc Communicate. Martin has more than 25 years’ experience of leading commercial teams and divisions from the front.
“By further growing our client base and utilising the broader ZC divisional capabilities across video, branded content, and audio, Martin and ZCP are extremely well positioned to drive strong and long-term growth for the wider Zinc Media Group.
“I could not be more delighted to appoint Martin to lead Zinc Communicate Publishing. I look forward to working with him and wish him and his team every success.”
Martin Tingle added: “I’m thrilled to join Zinc Communicate Publishing as Commercial Director, working with Damon and the wider team to deliver significant growth, new clients and opportunities to the division and wider group, building on my experience of working with media agencies, advertisers, brands and major publishers across titles including: The Belfast Telegraph, Scottish Herald, Empire, Q magazine and FHM.
“I’m excited to use my knowledge and contacts to drive growth for the benefit of colleagues and clients alike, while having some fun along the way”.
