Our leadership

Meet our leadership teams

Jeremy Darroch
Group Chief Executive

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

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

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Simon Robson
Chief Financial Officer

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Devesh Raj
Chief Executive Officer, Germany, Austria & Switzerland

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Maximo Ibarra
Chief Executive Officer, Italy

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Vicky Sandry
Group General Counsel

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Debbie Klein
Group Chief Marketing, Corporate Affairs and People Officer

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Mohamed Hammady
Group Chief Technology Officer

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Fraser Stirling
Group Chief Product Officer

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Nick Herm
Group Director Strategy & Partnerships

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Gary Davey
Chief Executive Officer, Sky Studios

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John Ryley
Head of Sky News

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Chris Stylianou
Chief Operating Officer

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Karl Holmes
Chief Operating Officer

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

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Lyssa McGowan
Chief Consumer Officer

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Colin Smith
Chief Financial Officer

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Brendan Lynch
Chief Technology Officer

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Patrick Béhar
Chief Business Officer

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Lucy Thomas
Chief Data Officer

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Natalie Peters
Managing Director, Customer Service Group

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Claire Canning
General Counsel

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Joanna Manning-Cooper
Group Director, Corporate Affairs

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JD Buckley
Chief Executive Officer, Ireland

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Marina Storti
Managing Director, NOW TV

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Zai Bennett
Managing Director, Content

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Robert Webster
Managing Director, Sky Sports

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Maximo Ibarra
Chief Executive Officer, Italy

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Gabriella Vacca
Chief Technology Officer

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Giovanni Ciarlariello
Chief Media, Digital & Data Officer

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Domenico Labianca
Chief Operating Officer

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Pietro Maranzana
Chief Financial Officer

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Sarah Varetto
Executive Vice President Communications, Inclusion & Bigger Picture

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Marzio Perrelli
Executive Vice President Sport

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Francesca Manili Pessina

Executive Vice President HR, Organization & Facility Management

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Luca Sanfilippo
General Counsel

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Davide Tesoro Tess
Executive Vice President Strategy & Business Development

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Elia Mariani
Chief Marketing Officer

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Nicola Maccanico
Executive Vice President Programming

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Simone Lo Nostro
Chief Commercial Officer

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Paolo Nanni
Chief Broadband Officer

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Devesh Raj
Chief Executive Officer, Germany, Austria & Switzerland

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Dr Holger Enßlin
Chief Legal, Regulatory & Distribution Officer

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Colin Jones
Chief Financial & Operating Officer

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Matthew McDonald
Chief Technology Officer

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Thomas Henkel
Executive Vice President Strategy

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Barny Mills
Deputy Chief Financial Officer

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Neal O'Rourke
Managing Director, Sky Austria

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Danja Frech
Executive Vice President People & Organisation

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Christian Hindennach
Chief Commercial Officer

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Elke Walthelm
Executive Vice President Content

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Jacques Raynaud
Executive Vice President Sports & Advertising

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Katharina Behrends
Managing Director, NBCUniversal Global Networks

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Eric Grignon
Managing Director, Sky Switzerland

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Our leadership

Group Executive

UK & Ireland

Italy

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Hear from our leadership

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

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

Speech: Jeremy Darroch at BlueInvest Day 2020

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

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

Blog: Vicky Sandry on it’s time for us all to step up and speak up

Speech: Stephen van Rooyen's Speech at ISBA Annual Lunch 2018

Speech: Jeremy Darroch's speech on TV, Technology and Policy in Tallinn