Financial Times Names First Chief Commercial Officer

TheDrum: The Financial Times has appointed Jon Slade as its first chief commercial officer. In this newly created role, Slade takes on the FT’s global advertising, circulation and financial publishing business. Slade was appointed to managing director of business-to-consumer operations in December 2014, which saw him join the FT board. He will continue to lead digital subscription operations for B2C in his new role.