Guardian Media Group names Klein non-exec director

The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher:

Guardian Media Group today announces Debbie Klein is to join its board as a non-executive director in September.

Klein has over 20 years experience in the media and advertising industry. She recently announced she is to step down from her executive role as group chief marketing, corporate affairs and people officer at Sky, where she oversaw the group’s HR, diversity and inclusion, communications, public affairs and brand work across Europe.

Prior to joining Sky in 2018, Klein was chief executive for Europe and Asia Pacific at marketing services agency Engine Group where she worked for 20 years in various executive roles, including leading their brand and creative work on behalf of Sky. Earlier in her career she also worked for Saatchi & Saatchi and Nielsen. She is also a non-executive director of Nationwide Building Society.

Klein said: “I am delighted to be joining the Guardian — a global news and media brand which I have long admired. The Guardian’s journalism, purpose and brand are widely respected and recognised the world over, and its digital innovation is impressive. I look forward to supporting the organisation as part of the board during its next phase.”