Angus Leech has been appointed to the role of Sydney Agency Sales Director.

The appointment is an internal promotion for Angus, who joined ARN as Group Sales Manager in 2014.

Angus will lead the Sydney Agency Sales team to build upon ARN’s already strong client relationships while further driving the company’s customer focus and insight led offering.

Of his appointment Angus said: “I am excited to be leading ARN’s Sydney agency team, working with great brands and people. Our ambition is to build upon the strong base in place and set the benchmark for all agency sales teams around Australia.”

ARN’s National Agency Sales Director Matthew Granger said: “I am delighted to appoint Angus to the Sydney Agency Sales Director position. Angus’s media and leadership experience, and passion to deliver market leading insight led solutions, places ARN in a strong position in the Sydney market to continue to evolve our offering for our customers.”

Before joining ARN two years ago, Angus led the National Sales team at Living Social and has worked across various sales leadership roles within a number of News Limited business.

He holds a Bachelor of Management, a Master in Marketing as well as a Master in Business Administration.

Angus’ appointment to the role is effective immediately.