Messenger Joins e-channel search' Sydney Team

IAB Award Finalist and iAward Winners, e-channel Search has just added another key member to their Sydney search team. Frank Grasso, e-channel Search’s CEO said, "this is the first of three new positions we have planned for the Sydney office for the first quarter of the new financial year. We had a great growth year last year and expect an even bigger year this year." Grasso said.

Gavin Messenger has been appointed as a Senior Search Manager, and will report to Head of Search, Guy Wayland.

Mr Wayland said, "Gavin will lead and oversee our SEO offering as well as lead the Sydney PPC Team."

Prior to joining e-channel Search Gavin was the SEO manager at DGM and has managed SEO and PPC accounts for brands such as St George Bank, Mazda and GE Money and was the Project manager for the Woolworths SEO Project that was awarded the IAB Search Award in 2009.

Russell Banks, Technology Director of e-channel Search whom worked with Mr. Messenger previously, said "It is a pleasure to be working with Gavin again."

Mr. Messenger said

"the e-channel senior team are thought leaders in search and provide an environment of intellectual stimulation and personal growth which I craved.

I believe the depth of understanding of search engine optimisation within the business will allow us to compete at the very highest echelons of SEO, while providing industry leading account management and SEO results. In addition, the opportunity to work with e-channel's industry leading pay per click search engine marketing technology, DynamicCreative™ is a fantastic opportunity."

Gavin's previous roles include, SEO and PPC at News Digital's truelocal.com.au, SEO and PPC search on Thompson's online properties findlaw.com.au and findsite.com.au, and as a portal manager at Reed Business Information.