A leading regional press group is creating a new role to drive print and online sales across all its 185 titles.

Newsquest has appointed Fraser Chapman as its head of recruitment sales, joining from Archant where he’s been commercial director of Jobs24 for the last 4 years.

Mark Smith, managing director of digital media for Newsquest, said Fraser would be able to build on the success of the Recruitment Sales Centre of Excellence which has already seen significant growth this year.

“This is a new position, specifically created to drive revenue growth in print and digital,” said Mark.

Fraser added: “The ambitions and vision that Newsquest have for the recruitment market made the decision to join an easy one.

“It’s a company in a very strong position to grow its portfolio of recruitment services for new and current clients, and that’s a challenge I really look forward to”