IBT Media appoints first UK chief operating officer for EMEA
IBT Media, the global news organisation that owns Newsweek and the International Business Times, has appointed Greg Witham as its first chief operation officer for the UK and EMEA to spur the business’s global growth.
In his newly created role, Witham has been tasked with driving growth geographically, across multiple platforms and disciplines. As well as overseeing the overall strategy and operations of the business, he will be responsible for spearheading commercial growth and developing new revenue streams. Witham’s role will be effective from 7 March.
He joins IBT Media from a 15-year long stint at Hearst Magazines UK, where he was group publishing director of Cosmopolitan, Digital Spy and Sugarscape. Prior to this, he filled the role of group publishing director of Hearst Entertainment and ran the corporate trading and business development teams.
IBT Media’s focus for 2016 is to extend its business to new countries with new channels and platforms, and Witham will be instrumental in this next phase of growth, says Dev Pragad, co-founder and managing director of IBT Media UK & EMEA.
"With his skillset and confidence he’s best suited to help us become a leader in the cutting edge digital news business. His experience of identifying trends, driving growth and working across many platforms including print magazines and digital products makes him the ideal appointment."
"Greg’s phenomenal energy and track record makes him the perfect candidate to identify commercial opportunities across our EMEA properties, growing readership and profitability for both Newsweek and the International Business Times and diversifying the product portfolio."
Witham will be based in IBT Media’s newly expanded Canary Wharf office alongside a management team that includes Matt McAllester, Newsweek’s editor, EMEA, and recently hired digital editor of Newsweek Eurpoe Serena Kutchinsky and deputy online news editor Graham Smith.