Motio hires Cartology’s Tom Zavecz as national sales director

Digital place-based and audience experience company Motio has appointed Tom Zavecz as national sales director based in Melbourne and he will join the team on November 6.

Zavecz has spent the last six years with Shopper and more recently was group sales manager for Victoria at Cartology, post the acquisition of Shopper. Zavecz joins Motio as it continues to grow across its digital place-based verticals.

Zavecz will be leading the company’s media sales growth as the sector continues to expand and develop in a digital-first environment.

After beginning his career at Seven West Media, Zavecz progressed to other roles at AFL, Pacific Magazines and then joined Shopper in 2017.

Tom Zavecz

Motio chief executive Adam Cadwallader said, “Initially we were looking for someone to head up our Victorian sales team and then we met Tom. His experience, relationships and demeanour were an unbeatable combination. Tom is clearly respected, not only in Victoria but across the country, and it made perfect sense to expand the remit of the role.”

The appointment of Zavecz also sees Gordon D’Mello continuing to head up the day-to-day management of the NSW team in as well as marketing, product and content director at Motio.

Cadwallader added, “Tom and Gordon will no doubt be an incredible combination and continue to strengthen our growing and committed team at Motio, a team we are very proud of.”

Motio operates digital display networks across Australia in healthcare, café, licensed venue and indoor sports and leisure environments.

Zavecz family ties

The name Zavecz might have some people who don’t know much about Tom wondering if he’s related to Peter and Christian. He sure is. Peter and Marianne Zavecz are the parents of three – Christian, Tom and Hanna.

Peter Zavecz is managing director, Victoria/Tasmania Publishing News Corporation. He is a member of the Mediaweek 100 Power List and this year introduced Barry O’Brien as he was inducted as a Mediaweek Icon.

Christian Zavecz is national strategy director for QMS.

Hanna Zavecz now works in medical supplies sales after a career as a basketballer. She is a two-time Hall of Famer at the University of Wyoming. She also played Euroleague and won a WNBL title with Bulleen Boomers (now Melbourne Boomers) and played a number of games for Australia in the lead-up to the London Olympics.