Global Radio has appointed former News Group Newspapers deputy managing director Mike Gordon as its new commercial director.
Gordon will take up his new position on December 1st, and will be responsible for all Global Radio and the former GCap Media network of stations. He will report to incoming chief executive Stephen Miron, who starts on the same day.
The new position aims to bring together Global's national and local commercial teams under one single management structure, with reports of up to 80 sales redundancies as a result of the merger.
