New Senior Management Roles announced across the Independent Radio Sector today.

Today, Friday 20th September 2024, sees the appointment of five people to senior management roles across the Independent Radio Sector.  Of the five appointments, four are across the Bauer Media Audio Ireland group and one across Irelands Classic Hits.

Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio has appointed Clint Drieberg as Programme Director until Christmas.  The move comes as Liam Thompson steps down from the role of PD with the station to take up a role with Bauer Media Ireland. Clint has been Assistant Programme Director / Executive Producer and, more recently, Content Controller, at sister station, Radio Nova, since 2015. He will take up the role as Programme Director at Classic Hits in October until his planned return to Australia at the end of the year. The radio station intends to commence a recruitment drive to appoint a Content Director in the near future.

Chief Executive Kevin Branigan told RadioToday: “Clint is a very impressive programmer and producer. His attention-to-detail and work ethic are second to none and he brings an energy and can-do attitude to everything he turns his hand to. I’m delighted that he will now bring his talents to Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio”.

Clint Drieberg added: “I’m delighted to be appointed Programme Director of Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio. Radio is the best media in the world and it is an honour and a privilege to work everyday shaping the soundtrack to people’s lives and creating compelling content for their speakers.”

Kevin continued: “Classic Hits Radio and Radio Nova are two of the most successful radio stations in Ireland and Clint’s appointment demonstrates the opportunities for career advancement that exist within our group, Bay Broadcasting.”

Bauer Media Audio Ireland, the country’s leading audio company and operator of Ireland’s premier media brands including Today FM, Newstalk, Off The Ball, SPIN and GoLoud has announced a series of pivotal senior leadership appointments spanning its People, Editorial, Operations and Marketing functions.

Celine McNamara has been appointed People and Culture Director, Eric Moylan becomes Managing Editor of Newstalk, Liam Thompson will join as Group Operations Director while Róisín Reilly is promoted to Group Marketing Director.

Chris Doyle, CEO Bauer Media Audio Ireland said: ‘I’m delighted to announce the addition of these four exceptional leaders to our senior team. As we continue to shape the future of audio by building audiences and investing in our vision for success, their expertise, creativity and perspective will help drive the business to the next level.

Celine, Eric, Liam and Róisín join a team full of passion for our audiences, advertisers and our people. The scale and impact of Bauer continues to grow and with these new leaders on board at such an important time, we look forward to achieving great things together in the months and years ahead.”

People and Culture Director – Celine McNamara

A Human Resource professional for over twenty years working across several dynamic and challenging sectors, Celine has specific experience supporting growth, change and transformation. She joins the company after leading the people function in Jigsaw – National Centre for Youth Mental Health for the last eight years.

At Bauer, she will be responsible for advising and supporting people managers in all HR topics, supporting organisational development in addition to leadership performance and change processes.

Managing Editor, Newstalk – Eric Moylan

Eric will lead a high performing editorial team and will play a key role in shaping the long-term strategic and editorial vision for Newstalk.  He will be responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of high quality trusted content that grows engagement and delivers commercial success across all platforms, with a particular emphasis on digital audio and podcasting.

Eric was a member of the Newstalk team for over a decade where he held a variety of senior editorial roles as well as previously working at Virgin Media Television as a producer. He rejoins from Bus Éireann where he was Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications.                 

Group Operations Director – Liam Thompson

Liam will oversee and co-ordinate the multifaceted daily operations of Bauer Media Audio Ireland ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the group and growing its innovation capabilities. He will lead a team of experienced managers and professionals working across Bauer’s entire portfolio of brands and products.  A senior executive in radio and audio, Liam has wide ranging operational experience in both Ireland, the UK and internationally having managed multiple media brands and launches. Formerly Group Programme Director for the Communicorp Group across 9 countries, Liam is co-creator of the award-winning digital audio product ‘The Smart Seven’ and joins from Ireland’s Classic Hits.

Group Marketing Director – Róisín Reilly

Previously Head of Marketing for Music & Entertainment at Bauer and with over ten years’ experience, Róisín is promoted to this newly created role of Group Marketing Director where she will be responsible for developing and executing strategic marketing plans to drive growth, increase brand awareness, and enhance market penetration. Her brief spans the full group portfolio of brands in Bauer across broadcast and digital.  Leading a team across brand and product marketing, social media, video, and multimedia design, Róisín will be responsible for delivering impactful marketing strategies that contribute to audience and commercial growth.

Congratulations to Clint, Róisín, Liam, Eric and Celine on the appointments and we look forward to working with you all over the coming months.