Guardian News & Media (GNM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Hamish Nicklin as chief revenue officer.
Hamish joins GNM from AOL, the global media technology company, where he was Managing Director of the UK business.
In this newly created role of chief revenue officer, which brings together Guardian News & Media’s advertising revenues, Jobs and Guardian Labs businesses, Hamish will have responsibility for building long-term, sustainable business relationships directly with clients and agencies across the globe. Hamish will report to David Pemsel and sit on the Guardian News & Media Executive Committee.
David Pemsel, chief executive officer of GMG, said: “I am delighted to have attracted someone of Hamish’s calibre to the role of chief revenue officer of GNM. With his in depth knowledge of the commercial media sector, Hamish will play a key role in unlocking the full potential of the Guardian’s valuable audience and cross platform reach.”
Hamish Nicklin said: “The Guardian has an outstanding reputation for ground breaking journalism and innovative news products, making it one of the most exciting media brands in the world. It’s a brand and an organisation that I have always admired and respected, so the opportunity to be part of that was simply too good to turn down and I am really excited to play a key role in its future. “
Hamish has been Managing Director of AOL UK, since June 2015, where he had overall responsibility for the strategy, planning, delivery and execution of AOL’s UK business, both commercial and editorial. Prior to joining AOL Hamish was Director of Sales at Google, where he worked for 9 years having joined the company’s financial services department in 2006. Hamish began his career in the banking sector holding various positions at Morgan Stanley, Coutts and Lloyds TSB.
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About Guardian News & Media
Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the largest English-speaking quality newspaper websites in the world. Since launching its US and Australia digital editions in 2011 and 2013 respectively, traffic from outside of the UK now represents over two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience.
In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821, and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer.
The Guardian is most recently renowned for its Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning revelations based on the disclosures made by whistleblower Edward Snowden. In 2014, the Guardian was named newspaper and website of the year at the Society of Editors UK Press Awards and is the most trusted news source in the UK (Ofcom digital media report, 2014).
The Guardian is also known for its globally acclaimed investigation into phone hacking, the launch of its groundbreaking digital-first strategy in 2011 and its trailblazing partnership with WikiLeaks in 2010.
