ES Broadcast has promoted Ben Murphy to the role of managing director, with Edward Saunders becoming chief executive across the ES Broadcast group of companies.

Murphy joined the London-based supplier of television broadcast equipment as commercial director from WTS Broadcast in July 2016.

In his new role, he will oversee the company’s equipment sales operation.

At the same time, former Paragon Bank Asset Finance sales director Alan Henry has joined ES Broadcast as commercial director.

The ES Broadcast group also includes broadcast rental firm ES Broadcast Hire, Fulham-based production rental company Filmstore and Liquid Media Hub, a content services firm based in Leighton Buzzard.