ESI Media has announced today in a statement the appointments of Oliver Poole as executive editor and Laura Weir (pictured, here) as chief creative officer. Both appointments to be effective immediately.

Oliver Poole has held a number of senior management roles across ESI Media titles since 2011 including head of special projects for the Evening Standard and executive editor of the Independent.

In this new role, Oliver will communicate directly with the editors across ESI Media titles to ensure consistency of purpose and to achieve the broader editorial objectives of the group, and he will have responsibility for the direction, content and delivery of all group editorial campaigns. He will report to John Paton, chairman of the Evening Standard and Independent and Charles Yardley, chief executive officer of the Evening Standard.

Laura Weir is the long time editor of the award-winning ES Magazine. During her tenure, the magazine won National Magazine of the year at the 2019 News Awards.

In her new role, Laura, who will retain her position as editor of ES Magazine, will be responsible for the creative direction of all ESI Media brands to cement ESI Media as a global creative content leader ensuring a cohesive strategy across all brands and the development of new revenue streams.

As editor of ES Magazine, Laura will continue to report to Emily Sheffield, editor of the Evening Standard and to John Paton, chairman of the Evening Standard and Independent and Charles Yardley, chief executive officer of the Evening Standard in her additional role as chief creative officer of ESI Media.