LONDON, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PA Media Group, the
news and information business, has appointed Polly Curtis as Managing Director of its
flagship brand, PA Media (PA), the national news agency for the UK
and Ireland.
Polly will be responsible for the strategic and commercial
development of the Group's core news agency, ensuring that PA
continues to meet the evolving requirements of its media customers
across all platforms, while maximising opportunities in the
corporate and public sectors for PA's expanding range of
business information services for non-media customers.
In her new role, Polly will also join the executive team of PA's
parent company, PA Media Group, working closely with the Chief
Executive, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer to
further the Group's ongoing strategy to diversify its business.
As one of PA Media Group's executive directors, Polly will also
have oversight of Sticky Content, a creative and social agency
within the Group portfolio, as well as the broader set of services
that the Group offers to customers in the Marketing and
Communications sectors.
Polly joins PA from Tortoise Media; as a Partner, her remit
includes building an inclusive membership model for the news
service and securing strategic partnerships with corporate
sponsors.
A seasoned journalist, Polly held senior editorial positions at
The Guardian between 2001 and 2016, covering Health & Social
Affairs, Education and Whitehall
before helping to run the publication's UK newsroom as Deputy
National Editor. As Digital Editor, she ran The Guardian's digital
output across planned specials, live events and breaking news.
Polly was Editor-in-Chief at HuffPost UK from 2017-2018. During
that time, she restructured the team to position the news brand to
see off industry challenges. She also had oversight of HuffPost
UK's commercial activities and set governance processes around
branded content.
Polly takes up her position in October
2020, reporting to Clive
Marshall, Chief Executive, PA Media Group.
Polly Curtis, Managing Director
of PA Media, said:
"Being appointed Managing Director of PA Media at this moment is
an enormous privilege. The PA newsroom produces world-class
journalism and is the beating heart of an operation that has
expanded into different markets and created new products and
platforms in recent years.
"With so much disruption in the news and information industries
lately, I am determined to ensure that PA Media continues to
flourish, identifying new opportunities for it to support the news
industry through its product range, as well as new markets that are
thirsty for quality information and services."
Clive Marshall, Chief Executive
Officer of the PA Media Group, said:
"I delighted to welcome Polly to PA Media Group's executive
team. Her vision for the news agency and the wider Group is shaped
by strong experience of steering news brands through industry
change and the digital transformation of journalism. That
perspective will be invaluable to us as we continue to diversify
the PA Media Group."
About PA Media
PA Media (PA) is the national news agency for the UK and
Ireland, and a leading provider of
multimedia content and services for media and non-media
customers.
As the home of the UK's national newswire, PA supplies news
to national, regional and international newspapers, magazines
broadcasters, websites and digital applications.
Established in 1968 as the Press Association, PA has evolved to
serve a broad range of sectors beyond media with tailored,
multimedia content solutions.
PA's products and services span everything from sports data,
hosted live blogs, and social media content to journalism &
media training, page production services and TV listings.
www.pa.media
About PA Media Group
PA Media Group comprises a diverse portfolio of specialist media
companies, spanning news & information, technology and
communications services.
Its flagship brand, PA Media, is the UK and Ireland's leading news agency. Alongside
PA Media, the Group is also the parent company of Alamy, a stock
imagery business; EBS, a tv metadata business; Globelynx, a
broadcast technology company; Sticky Content, a digital content
agency; and StreamAMG, a video streaming business. PA Media Group
also owns stakes in the financial news provider, Alliance News,
automotive content business, Baize Group and the social video
creation platform, Wochit.
PA Media Group has 20 shareholders, made up mainly of UK news
and media businesses. The largest shareholders include DMGT plc,
Informa plc, News UK plc and Reach plc.
http://www.pamediagroup.com