A2020 - Anna Bateson - Outside the box 2020

Anna Bateson

Former Chief Customer Officer, Guardian News & Media

Anna spent four years at The Guardian, where she was Chief Customer Officer, and latterly interim CEO.

During her time, The Guardian returned to financial stability with over a million supporters paying the Guardian either in a recurring relationship or as a one-off donation.

She was a member of the GMG Ventures Advisory Committee, and consistently championed The Guardian’s purpose in all commercial work, advocating for the accreditation as a B Corp in 2019 and the decision to no longer accept fossil fuel advertising.

Anna has had a varied career in media and marketing having spent seven years at Google/YouTube, and prior to that ITV and MTV.

Anna Bateson, former Chief Customer Officer, Guardian News & Media