Ben Gibb will join the company joins from oOh! Media.
Ben Gibb.
Sky has announced that highly regarded sales leader Ben Gibb will join the company as head of sales.
Gibb joins from oOh! Media where he was most recently head of product and revenue; he has previously held senior sales roles at AdShel, Yahoo! and Bauer.
Sky chief media and data officer Lauren Quaintance commented: “Ben is one of the most highly regarded strategic sales leaders in our industry and I can’t wait to welcome him to Sky in this newly created position as we focus on the transformation of our sales offering.
“Ben has a very impressive track record for building high-performing sales teams in businesses undergoing digital transformation, and he is incredibly well respected by both agencies and clients.”
Gibb said: “I’m really excited to join Lauren and the Sky team at such an interesting time in the business’s evolution. With such a strong foundation in great content and a deep first party relationship with their audience, Sky is well positioned to dive into a digital and audience-led future.
“I’ve always wanted to work in an audio-visual led media channel that has strong digital prospects ... I’m looking forward to being part of the team.”
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