Robbie Hills Appointed as Managing Director of 24/7 Real Media Australia
Robbie Hills Appointed as Managing Director of 24/7 Real Media Australia
January 18, 2007
Robbie Hills, the Sales & Marketing Director of Australia's largest independent search marketing company, 24/7 Real Media, has been promoted to Managing Director.
Hills' appointment comes as the incumbent Managing Director of Australia, Ian Leuchars, moves to a senior role with 24/7 Real Media's New York head office. Hills takes up his position in early March and will report to Leuchars in New York.
Hills joined 24/7 Real Media in July, 2006 to the newly-created position of Sales & Marketing Director. He has a 15 year career in sales and marketing in both the online and offline media space. He was the former acting Group Manager and National Sales Director for Sensis MediaSmart, Display & Search. Hills also worked at LookSmart Australia for five years as Sales Manager, Sales Director and then General Manager - Major Accounts.
"I am thrilled to be offered the opportunity to head 24/7 Real Media here and to further grow our ever-expanding business. We will be launching two new exciting digital divisions in Australia this year. Ian has been a great mentor and I am looking forward to continuing to work with Ian in his new role," Hills said.
"I anticipate that the growth of search marketing will continue its steep upward trajectory this year. We believe that Paid Search and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) will continue to grow at high double digit levels in 2007. 24/7 Real Media will look to continue to increase its market share both here in Australia and across the South East Asian region."
Leuchars joined 24/7 Real Media in 2004 as General Manager and became Managing Director in August 2005. During his time with 24/7 Real Media, the business has experienced strong growth and globally was named as the top paid search marketing provider in Jupiter Research's 2006 Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Agency Constellation report.
"I am pleased to say that I leave Australia in excellent shape and I'm confident that Robbie's skills will see the business continue to thrive. 24/7 Real Media has grown rapidly in the last 12 months, with an expanding customer base and double digit growth," Leuchars said.
Hills will recruit to fill his former role of Sales & Marketing Director.
