Our leadership

Our leadership

Meet our leadership teams

Jeremy Darroch
Executive Chairman

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Dana Strong
Group Chief Executive

Stephen van Rooyen
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, UK & Europe

Andrea Zappia
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, New Markets & Businesses

Simon Robson
Chief Financial Officer

Devesh Raj
Chief Executive Officer, Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Maximo Ibarra
Chief Executive Officer, Italy

Vicky Sandry
Group General Counsel

Debbie Klein
Group Chief Marketing, Corporate Affairs and People Officer

Mohamed Hammady
Group Chief Technology Officer

Fraser Stirling
Group Chief Product Officer

Denise Peart
Chief Talent, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Karl Homes
Chief Operating Officer, Europe

Nick Herm
Group Director Strategy & Partnerships

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Gary Davey
Chief Executive Officer, Sky Studios

John Ryley
Head of Sky News

Chris Stylianou OBE
Chief Operating Officer

Lyssa McGowan
Chief Consumer Officer

Colin Jones
Chief Operating Officer

Stephen van Rooyen
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, UK & Europe

Lyssa McGowan
Chief Consumer Officer

Colin Smith
Chief Financial Officer

Chris Stylianou OBE
Chief Operating Officer

Brendan Lynch
Chief Technology Officer

Patrick Béhar
Chief Business Officer

Lucy Thomas
Chief Data Officer

Natalie Peters
Managing Director, Customer Service Group

Claire Canning
General Counsel

Joanna Manning-Cooper
Group Director, Corporate Affairs

Claudia Osei-Nsafoah
People Director, UK & Ireland

JD Buckley
Chief Executive Officer, Ireland

Marina Storti
Managing Director, NOW TV

Zai Bennett
Managing Director, Content

Jonathan Licht

Managing Director, Sky Sports

Maximo Ibarra
Chief Executive Officer, Italy

Gabriella Vacca
Chief Technology Officer

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Domenico Labianca
Chief Operating Officer

Pietro Maranzana
Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Varetto
Executive Vice President Communications, Inclusion & Bigger Picture

Marzio Perrelli
Executive Vice President Sport

Francesca Manili Pessina
Executive Vice President HR, Organization & Facility Management

Luca Sanfilippo
General Counsel

Davide Tesoro Tess
Executive Vice President, Advertising, Partnerships & Distribution

Elia Mariani
Chief Consumer Officer

Nicola Maccanico
Executive Vice President Programming

Paolo Nanni
Chief Broadband Officer

Roberto Scrivo
Senior Director Public Policy & Public Affairs

Devesh Raj
Chief Executive Officer, Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Barny Mills
Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Henkel
Executive Vice President Advertising, Distribution and Media

Neal O'Rourke
Managing Director, Sky Austria

Eric Grignon
Managing Director, Sky Switzerland

Danja Frech
Executive Vice President People & Organisation

Christian Hindennach
Chief Commercial Officer

Elke Walthelm
Executive Vice President Content

Charly Classen
Executive Vice President Sports & Advertising

Hear from our leadership

Blog: Jane Millichip and Anne Mensah’s blog: Supporting Diverse Screenwriting Talent

Blog: Debbie Klein on why it’s time for business to show, not just tell, on climate reduction

Blog: Chris Stylianou on why it’s Time to Care

Blog: Lucy Murphy on why we’ve chosen to turn on the subtitles for Sky Kids

Speech: Stephen van Rooyen at the Deloitte Enders Media and Telecoms Conference 2021

Speech: John Ryley’s acceptance speech for the RTS Outstanding Contribution award

Speech: Jeremy Darroch at Kew's Reforestation Conference 2021

Blog: Sky Zero anniversary

Blog: Sky – Principal Partner and Media Partner of COP26

Blog: John Ryley on why you can trust Sky News’ journalism through COVID-19

Blog: Philip Edgar-Jones on why we are making Sky Arts free for everyone

Blog: Steve Smith on why the global sports community must act on the climate emergency

Blog: Stephen van Rooyen on the power of sport to bring us together through challenging times

Stephen van Rooyen at Enders

Speech: Stephen van Rooyen at the Deloitte Enders Media and Telecoms Conference 2020

Speech: Jeremy Darroch at BlueInvest Day 2020

Jeremy Darroch

Blog: Jeremy Darroch on what Prohibition teaches us about regulating the internet

Speech: Debbie Klein at the Women in Business Expo

Video: Jeremy Darroch's fireside chat at RTS Cambridge 2019

Speech: Jeremy Darroch at the WWF event, Where the World Turns

Jeremy Darroch's speech at the Deloitte Enders Media and Telecoms Conference 2019

Video: Jeremy Darroch's speech at the Deloitte Enders Media and Telecoms Conference 2019

Blog: Debbie Klein on investment in innovation

Blog: Debbie Klein on Step Up, Speak Up