MediaCom North has promoted its marketing director, John Marshall, to its board of directors.

Marshall has held the role of marketing director at the Manchester-based media agency for over four years.

He has now been given a new role as commercial director, where he will form "an integral" part of the agency's management team and develop new commercial opportunities as part of the business's growth strategy.

Paul Wheeler, Mediacom North managing partner, said: "“John’s contribution to the agency’s new business success and internal staff development has been immense.

"His new role on the board will be pivotal in identifying and exploiting the huge number of commercial opportunities the new digital media age presents to MediaCom North and its clients.”