EBX appoints Westbury as Commercial Director
July 26, 2018
EBX (The European Broadcaster Exchange) has announced the appointment of Damon Westbury as Commercial Director. Westbury will begin his new role in August and will lead on all commercial aspects of the business, including agency relationships and trading agreements.
EBX is a joint venture founded by four major European broadcasters; Mediaset (Italy and Spain), ProSiebenSat.1 Media (Germany) and TF1 Group (France). It was created to address the demand for brand-safe environments and high-quality pan-European online video campaigns at scale.
Westbury joins EBX from Clear Channel, where he was the International Sales Director. Prior to that he held several roles at Microsoft. He said of his EBX appointment: ”I am absolutely thrilled to be joining EBX at this exciting time. We have a unique opportunity to change the way TV is bought and delivered on an international scale and I’m proud to represent many of Europe’s most premium broadcasters.”
Chris Le May, CEO, EBX said: “Damon is well known and highly respected within the industry and I could not be more delighted about his appointment as it comes at the perfect time for EBX. The development of our unique tech stack means we are in a great position to drive forward technological development in online advertising.”