New York, July 20, 2015: Guardian News & Media (GNM) has today announced the appointment of Chris Carr as Executive Vice President, Finance, Guardian US.
Carr joins from BBC Worldwide, where he has held a range of roles since joining the corporation in the UK in the 1990’s. Since 1998, he has been based in the US where he has overseen the operational and financial growth of BBC America. Carr qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, and is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Carr takes up his role at GNM as its US operations continue to build momentum. Revenue for financial year ending March 2015 was up over 170 percent year-on-year, and US readership has grown by over 35% in the last 12 months, now standing at 28.3 million unique monthly users and accounting for over a third of the Guardian’s entire global audience. (comScore May 2015.)
GNM also recently confirmed that it would open a West Coast Bureau later in the fall, increasing technology, entertainment and news reporting, as it continues to deepen its focus on, and investment in, America.
Commenting on the appointment, Eamonn Store, CEO, Guardian North America, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Chris to the Guardian. He has excellent commercial understanding, unrivalled experience of the media sector both in the US and UK, and expertise in building a world class brand here in America. He will be a key part of our team as we continue to build a strong financial platform to support our ongoing growth in North America.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Guardian at such an exciting moment in its journey here in North America” said Chris Carr. “As US revenues and audiences continue to increase apace, I’m looking forward to being part of the next stage of the Guardian’s growth, to enable us to give Americans more of the quality, independent, digital journalism they want.”
Carr will be based in the Guardian’s New York office and takes up his role immediately. He will report to Eamonn Store, CEO, Guardian North America.
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About Chris Carr
Chris Carr is Executive Vice President of Finance for the Guardian US and is responsible for overseeing the financial and operational aspects of the Guardian’s US business.
Chris trained with KPMG Peat Marwick and after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, joined the BBC in 1990. Chris worked on the development of the BBC’s first commercial channels, BBC Prime and BBC World, and in 1998 moved to the US to launch BBC America. Chris held a number of roles at BBC America including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President Operations and oversaw the successful development of the network from launch to an established, profitable business.
Chris graduated in Modern History and Politics with Economics from Southampton University.
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