Former HuffPost Australia CEO JJ Eastwood has joined Rakuten Marketing as managing director APAC.
Eastwood replaces former managing director Anthony Capano as he moves to London, where he now leads the company’s European operations.
Eastwood's career has spanned across Fairfax, News Corp, Rocketfuel, eBay and most recently, HuffPost.
He joined HuffPost in 2016 with his role impacted as the publisher split from Fairfax and scaled down its Australian operations with a slate of redundancies.
“JJ’s passion for the digital landscape and ecommerce, sees him bring valuable expertise in digital product innovation, ecommerce and programmatic advertising. He has the capability to draw on these skills to drive growth and performance for his clients, and provide guidance and leadership to our teams throughout the region," Capano says.
Eastwood adds he is looking forward to rolling out new product offerings.
“Rakuten Marketing is uniquely positioned between two of the fastest growing industries in Asia-Pacific, ecommerce and digital advertising, so it is an incredibly exciting time to be joining the business," he says.
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