Scope of Project

Executive search project to help Axel Springer, the largest news publisher in Europe, build a US executive leadership team to support the growth of its US business, a portfolio currently including Business Insider, Insider Intelligence and eMarketer, Morning Brew and Politico.

Placements

VP & Head of US Group Advertising Sales: Wendi Daniels former Agency Development Lead for the Waze Division of Google.

VP & Head of US Government Affairs: Amelia Wang Binder, former SVP of Government Affairs and lead lobbyist for the National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA).

VP & Head of US Communications: Nick Pacilio, former communications leader for Haun Ventures, Andreesen Horowitz, and Twitter (now X).

VP & Head of US Information Security: Eliot Stempf, former Senior Director of Risk Management for BuzzFeed.

VP & Head of US People and Culture: Chelsea Pollack, former Human Resources Business Partner for Altice and earlier CPO for Cheddar (sold to Altice) and BuzzFeed.