FRANKLIN — AIM Media Indiana has announced the appointment of Christina “Chris” Cosner as regional advertising director with responsibility for all AIM Media properties in Indiana.

The announcement was made jointly by Jeremy L. Halbreich, chairman and CEO of AIM Media Management; Rick Starks, president and COO of AIM Media Management; and Karen Fox-Thompson, general manager of AIM Media Indiana. The promotion is effective immediately.

In this new senior management position, Cosner will continue to be based in Franklin and will work closely with all associates across the company in providing the full range of print, digital and video offerings to local businesses for their advertising and marketing needs.

AIM Media Indiana includes the daily newspaper in Franklin; twice weekly newspapers in Columbus, Greenfield and Seymour; weekly newspapers in Nashville and Pendleton; DigitalAIM, the full-service digital marketing agency; a magazine and special publications division; and all affiliated websites and digital assets.

Cosner has worked at the company and at its predecessor, Home News Enterprises, for more than 28 years. She started as an advertising account executive, followed by senior advertising account executive and since 2006 as advertising director in Franklin. She is a graduate of Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

“Chris is a highly respected leader at the company and across the publishing industry, and her performance in Franklin has been consistently extraordinary over many years. Her focus, knowledge, high energy, enthusiasm and dedication to our local communities are exemplary,” Halbreich said.

“Chris is an accomplished professional, a valuable member of our management team and deeply committed to our Indiana organization, to her fellow employees and to all the communities we serve in Indiana,” Starks said.