Northcliffe Media has appointed Richard Clay to the new position of sales director at the Leicester Mercury. 

Richard started his career in 2000 working for the Nottingham Post. He has previously led teams as telephone sales manager at Lincolnshire Media, classified sales manager at Staffordshire Sentinel News & Media and most recently, head of advertising at Central Independent News & Media.

Said Richard: “Leicester is a great business and one that connects strongly with its local community. I relish the challenge of developing people and creating a high performance sales culture. There is a lot of scope to shape the future of the team here in Leicester and that for me is an exciting prospect.”

Richard joins the team immediately.