Reading Room appoints Communications Director

01/10/2005 - London

Reading Room appoints Communications Director

Tim Osler joins Reading Room as part of the company's continued expansion into digital marketing

Reporting to CEO Margaret Manning, Tim will be responsible for developing sales & marketing opportunities for the company as well as maximising the value of commercial & partnership relationships.

Tim brings a wealth of experience to Reading Room from both the client and consultancy side, joining from digital ideas consultancy, Randommedia where he held the position ofBusiness Development Director, working with clients such as ebay, Carillion and Sky. Tim previously held the same role at digital consultancy Wheel where he helped launch their new brand and whose clients included, Qjump, Direct Wines and Unilever.

Tim's career began at Safeway where he developed new promotional opportunities, linking with other major brands to bring added value to customers. He then moved to Mazda, fulfilling his ambition to work in the Motor industry, where he assisted in all aspects of marketing communications. Tim then moved to the consultancy side, as Account Director at creative marketing consultancy Claydon Heeley Jones Mason, before working in a consultancy capacity for the RAC, acting as Corporate Identity Manager, responsible for launching and rolling out the new-look RAC brand across the UK and France.

Tim commented on his appointment: "I am very excited to be joining Reading Room as we continue to expand both in the UK and abroad. Reading Room has an excellent track record of developing award winning accessible websites and a reputation in the industry for client service that is second-to-none. I look forward to bringing both my on and offline marketing experience to the team and in engaging with new clients who wish to push the digital boundaries and create new ideas that really deliver."

Margaret Manning, CEO at Reading Room said: "I am thrilled at having Tim on board. He is the perfect person to help us further expand our business, building on the excellent relationships we have with our existing business partnerships and tapping into the digital needs of the more marketing-focussed clients we aim to reach in the future."