After strong revenue growth, Libsyn Ads has announced the elevation of Rick Selah to Chief Revenue Officer as part of several new appointments.
Selah joined Libsyn in 2022 and has previously worked as the Director of Content Partnerships and the Executive Vice President of Sales for the company. Before joining the company, Selah had co-founded Pod Ad Reps which was ultimately acquired by Libsyn.
“Podcast advertising is rapidly gaining traction, drawing more advertisers eager to reach engaged audiences with sophisticated targeting and measurement on par with other digital channels,” said Selah. “We’re continuing to invest in product innovation and deepen our talent pool to expand relationships with advertisers and agencies, empowering more brands to harness the power of our host-read, dynamic, and programmatic ad offerings as we enter our next phase of accelerated growth.”
With the company now expanding to cover hundreds of podcasts, it has expanded its executive team. Stephen Pickens and Anthony Savelli have each been promoted to Executive Vice President of Sales. Industry veteran Stephen Perlsetin has been added as the Senior Vice President of Publishing.
The executive expansion comes after Libsyn revealed a 24% year-over-year uptick in host-read ads during the first half of the year.
