Presteligence has appointed Gary Schwartzkopf as strategic accounts manager.

the Ohio-based company says Schwartzkopf is "driven, well-rounded, and with many years of demonstrated account management skills". He will focus on establishing, maintaining, and expanding upon Presteligence's relationships with media companies.

His media industry experience includes 15 years with companies including Agfa, Southern Lithoplate, what is now Newscycle Solutions and Buzz360, giving him a diverse background of exposure to all newspaper departments "where his out of the box strategic ideas allowed him to acquire maximum results often in high priority, limited timeframes," Presteligence says.

His brief is to build on group initiatives including the high school sports platform, e-tearsheets, e-edition and mobile apps.