Guy Griggs is jumping from one news giant to another.
Griggs, currently vice president of national sales for New York Times Co., will join Warner Bros. Discovery‘s CNN later this month as its new senior vice president of ad sales and client partnerships, a move by the media conglomerate to lend CNN new presence in the advertising market as it seeks to launch a suite of new digital products while trying to keep its flagship product — its linear cable outlet — in the competitive mix.
Griggs will start later this month and report to Ryan Gould and Bobby Voltaggio, who lead Warner’s overall ad-sales efforts.
Griggs has worked for nearly a decade at The New York Times, where he most recently oversaw and managed the national advertising sales business. Since joining The Times in 2017, Guy held several leadership roles, including Head of Industry for Financial Services and Executive Director across major verticals like media, auto, tech, and finance. His work included leading revenue for HelloSociety and Fake Love—two agencies acquired by The Times company.
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