Annette Thomas will take up role at Guardian and Observer parent company in March
The former head of one of the world’s largest specialist publishers has been appointed as the new chief executive of Guardian Media Group with a mission to ensure the business can continue to support “world-class journalism” in the face of “big headwinds” in the media sector.
Annette Thomas, who will take up her role at the parent company of the Guardian and the Observer at the start of March, has a background in academic publishing and holds a PhD from Yale University in cell biology and neuroscience.