Guardian Media Group has appointed Steve Sachs as new managing director of Guardian US.
Based in New York and reporting to GMG chief executive Anna Bateson, Steve will oversee the strategic direction and overall growth of the US business while ensuring continued financial support for its journalistic mission in the American market which has shown an increasing appetite for objective, socially impactful news.
Bringing over 20 years of business and leadership experience at both for-profit and nonprofit digital media companies and brands across the US, Steve joins the Guardian after co-founding Recode the Quo, an organization focused on helping Austin, Texas tech startups build more diverse, inclusive and equitable companies. Since 2013, Steve has also served as a board member for major non-profit news organization the Texas Tribune, and as Advisor for the launch of Cityside, a California-based non-profit news organization funded by Google and the American Journalism Project.
Prior to this, Steve was Chief Executive Officer of OneSpot, a content technology company helping the world’s largest brands personalize their content marketing across digital channels. He previously held the role of Executive Vice President of Consumer Marketing and Sales at Time Inc., where he was responsible for $1bn of revenues across more than 20 brands and oversaw partnerships with major platforms including Google, Apple and Amazon.
At Guardian US, Steve will succeed Shannon King, interim general manager since March 2022. He will take up his new position on October 31.
GMG chief executive Anna Bateson said:
“I am delighted Steve is joining us to lead the next phase of our growth in the United States. His background as an innovative leader of some of America’s most renowned media brands makes him the ideal person to develop our business in partnership with our US editor Betsy Reed.”
Steve Sachs said:
“I am thrilled to be joining Guardian US at a moment where it is poised for further growth. The Guardian has a unique business model and editorial mission that sets it apart from other media brands. Together with its talented team and independent ownership structure, the organization is well positioned to make an even bigger impact in America during a historic period which calls for fearless, impactful, investigative journalism.”
Guardian US has 70 journalists on staff across its bureaus in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles. An average of 61 million unique browsers have visited Guardian US each month in 2022. The publication currently has over 200,000 recurring supporters and digital subscribers.
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Guardian Media Group (GMG), is the publisher of theguardian.com, one of the largest English-speaking news websites in the world. Since launching its US and Australian digital editions in 2011 and 2013, respectively, traffic from outside of the UK now represents over two-thirds of The Guardian’s total digital audience.
Guardian US is renowned for its Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, and for other award-winning work, including The Paradise Papers. Guardian US has bureaus in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC, covering the climate crisis, politics, race and immigration, gender, and more.
