Guardian Media Group has appointed Amber de Botton as its new chief communications officer. A journalist for nearly two decades, Amber’s role as head of UK news at ITV News, saw her leading teams across the UK covering the death of Queen Elizabeth II, managing exclusives like Partygate and overseeing investigations, including care homes during Covid and social housing which led to changes in the law.
As head of politics for ITV News and deputy head of politics for Sky News, Amber managed coverage for several UK elections, negotiated multiple TV debates - including the first ever televised head-to-head debate in the UK. During her time at ITV News, the team’s election coverage was nominated for a BAFTA and the politics team won a ‘Guardians of Democracy’ award at the Royal Television Society awards.
