Cox Media Group's Gamut Names Four New Leaders

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Gamut -- Cox Media Group's solutions-based advertising organization -- has named four new leaders to oversee key areas of the digital media services business. Soo Jin Oh is appointed Gamut's new VP/Client Strategy and Solutions, Meghan Bentley is named Director of Business Development, Jason Whidby is Regional Director of Sales/West and Blake McClean is now Regional Director of Sales/Southeast.

"We are thrilled to welcome Soo Jin, Meghan, Jason, and Blake to our Gamut team," said Gamut VP and General Manager Rachel Williamson. "Having the opportunity to add such a diverse group of talented individuals in key roles across the nation helps strengthen our depth of knowledge and understanding of the ever-evolving landscape and customer needs."

In addition to overseeing Gamut's planning, media strategy, and ad operations team, Oh will spearhead Gamut's data strategy, channel partnerships, and product development. Prior to Gamut, she served as the SVP of Data Business and Ad Operations at Magnetic, where she led the company's acquisition of strategic data partners and was responsible for all post-sales operations. Before that, she was the VP of Ad Operations at IDG Technetwork.

"In a digital world where content is king and data is queen, Gamut is endowed with both human understanding and technology to fuel the union," said Oh. "I'm excited to join the team and bring forth effective and innovative solutions for marketers who are looking to reach and engage with their everevolving customers."

As Director of Business Development, Bentley will focus on building strategic agency and clientside relationships. Most recently, Bentley spent the last 13 years in a very diverse set of roles at Tapad, including operations, sales, and business development, her expertise in all things media, creative, data, and technology across all channels.

Prior to joining Gamut, Whidby was Director of Sales at MNI Targeted Media. Blake McClean returns to Cox Media Group from VideoAmp, where he was Senior Account Executive.