WW1’s Revamped Executive Suite
• Westwood One announced several important strategic changes to the leadership and structure of the national sales team, effective immediately — the action begins with the appointment of Bryan Forbes as President of Sales at Westwood One. Forbes joins from Katz Radio Group, where he most recently served as SVP/GM of Westwood One National Sales. Forbes reports to Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes and succeeds Steve Shaw, who is retiring to pursue his life’s passions in Vermont.
• Mark Wildman, EVP Strategic Partnerships at Westwood One, is tapped to launch the Audio Active Group, a newly established, dedicated business development team responsible for creating integrated, brand-focused solutions that leverage the vast portfolio of assets across the company’s 446 radio stations and network platforms.
• Pierre Bouvard will continue in his role as Chief Insights Officer at Cumulus/Westwood One, with a vigorous commitment to reinforcing and growing Westwood One’s position as an industry leader in audio data and insights innovation, including building on the Westwood One ROI Guarantee and developing new data attribution solutions for our agency and brand partners.
In this enhanced role, Bouvard will report directly to Suzanne Grimes.
• Ari Molovinsky joins Westwood One as VP Strategic Planning & Analysis, responsible for supporting the leadership team with revenue-focused and general management initiatives, reporting to Suzanne Grimes. Ari brings strong relevant experience from SiriusXM, where he held roles in subscriber acquisition, retail promotions and operations, and streaming services and products.
“Westwood One has a top-notch sales organization in place, as demonstrated by our performance this year, and I’m thrilled to welcome both Bryan and Ari to the team,” said Suzanne Grimes, EVP of Corporate Marketing, Cumulus Media and President of Westwood One. “With these new hires, as well as the exciting launch of the Audio Active Group and expansion of our actionable data and thought-leadership platform, Westwood One is poised to deliver significant growth as we continue to champion Radio as the No. 1 mass-reach medium that delivers exceptional results.”
