Black hires new sales lead

Tony Luccisano has joined the company as director of national sales and business development.

Black has hired a new director of national sales and business development, announcing Tony Luccisano has joined the company in the role.

Luccisano most recently worked as the sports and entertainment sales lead at Cue Digital Media. He takes over the role tonyLuccisanofrom John Curry, who has moved back to the Globe and Mail as head of business development, after nearly three years at Black. Curry had been with the Globe as the manager, national sales and Globe Alliance, prior to joining Black in mid-2014.

In his new role at Black, Luccisano is tasked with building out a sales team to sell the agency’s inventory at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport. Dean Black, president and CEO of Black, wouldn’t disclose specific agency revenue figures for its airport inventory, but said it is on track to beat the year-over-year sales numbers.