Guardian US is pleased to announce the appointment of Regina Buckley as President of Guardian US. In this role she will oversee the growth and expansion of the US business and ensure continued financial support for its journalistic mission in the American market.
Regina was chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Guardian US between 2018 and 2020. During this time she helped drive profitable growth for three consecutive years and was responsible for managing delivery of key strategies and initiatives such as the business’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. In the new role, Regina will report into Claire Blunt, incoming chief advertising officer and CEO International.
Regina joined Guardian US from Time Inc. where she was general manager and senior vice president of digital operations and business development. She spent over 20 years at Time Inc. and previously served as the senior vice president, finance and general manager for the Style & Entertainment Group.
Regina Buckley, President of Guardian US, said:
“I’m thrilled to take on this position at such an exciting time for the business and for the media sector more generally. Guardian US is one of the fastest growing publishers in America, which makes it clear that our reader-centric values are resonating with US audiences.”
“I’m focused on strengthening our relationships with readers, helping advertisers speak to those readers in meaningful ways, and enabling even more people to experience the Guardian’s unique brand of journalism.”
Guardian Media Group chief executive Annette Thomas said:
“The Guardian is one of the world’s most trusted news organisations and I’m delighted that Regina will be President of Guardian US. She is a terrific leader who champions Guardian values and has a proven track record of driving profitable growth for Guardian US. Under Regina and Guardian US editor John Mulholland’s leadership, we believe Guardian US will go from strength to strength.”
Guardian US has 64 journalists across its bureaus in New York, Washington DC, New Orleans and Oakland. In 2020, nearly 920 million unique browsers visited Guardian US, up 133% on the previous year. Guardian US has 168,000 digital subscribers and supporters.
About Guardian News & Media
Guardian US is renowned for its Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, and for other award-winning work, including The Paradise Papers. Guardian US has bureaus in New York, Washington D.C., New Orleans and Oakland, covering the climate crisis, politics, race and immigration, gender, national security and more.
Guardian News & Media (GNM), publisher of theguardian.com, is one of the largest English-speaking newspaper websites in the world. Since launching its U.S. and Australian digital editions in 2011 and 2013, respectively, traffic from outside of the U.K. now represents over two-thirds of The Guardian’s total digital audience.
