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Don Thomson
chief operating officer, Global Radio

Don has a successful record of media sales and commercial management, having held senior management positions in both radio and television sales over a number of years. Don started his media career in 1979 as a local sales executive at Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, before moving to LWT in 1981, where he was responsible for managing the regional sales operation for seven years. In 1988 he returned to Piccadilly Radio as sales and marketing director.

In October 1989, Don moved to London to set up Yorkshire Television’s radio sales arm as part of Media and Airtime Sales Ltd. In his four years with the Radio Sales Company he worked with numerous start-up radio stations including Atlantic 252 and Jazz FM.

In June 1994 he joined Chrysalis where, as sales director of 100.7 Heart FM and Heart 106.2, he was responsible for the establishment of the stations’ local, regional and national sales functions. In December 1995 he was appointed to the Chrysalis Radio Board as group sales director. In June 1997 he became commercial director of Chrysalis Radio and in 2002 his role was broadened to group commercial and operations director.