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OOH News South Africa

New international management team for Clear Channel Outdoor

SAN ANTONIO: Clear Channel Outdoor recently announced its new management team for the company's international business units, who report to global president and COO, Paul Meyer. Barry Sayer is the newly appointed regional president for the UK, Ireland, and the company's 13 African markets, which includes South Africa.

The rest of the team are:

  • Jonathan Bevan, international CFO and director of corporate development;
  • Hubert Janvier, newly appointed regional president, Southern Europe, which includes France, Spain, Italy and Belgium;
  • Rickard Hedland, newly appointed regional president, Northern and Eastern Europe; and
  • Mark Thewlis, regional president, Asia Pacific.

Barry Sayer, who has been serving concurrently as CEO for the company's African business and interim CEO for the UK, has also been named the UK's permanent CEO. Rickard Hedlund was previously the company's CEO for Northern Europe. Huber Janvier had been the company's CEO for Belgium and Spain.

"I am confident that we now have a truly outstanding management team in place to oversee the continued growth of our international business units," Meyer states. "Each of our regional presidents has a strong operating track record and brings a hands-on management style that will ensure we are sharing best practices among our international business units and with the Americas.

"Together with Jonathan Bevan, they will have a critically important role in shaping our global strategy for the continued success of our business internationally."

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