Weather forecasting service AccuWeather, has named media and technology industry veteran Matt Gillis to the new role of chief business officer. Reporting to CEO Steven R. Smith, Gillis will lead AccuWeather’s sales, business development, and marketing teams, driving the company’s go-to-market strategy and revenue growth.
Gillis brings a wealth of experience to AccuWeather, building and scaling companies ranging from startups to global enterprises over the last 25 years. Most recently, he was president of Digital Turbine – a company that powers mobile consumer experiences and results for telcos, advertisers and publishers where he was responsible for the company’s go-to-market efforts including sales, marketing, business development and operations.
Prior to Digital Turbine, Gillis was CEO of clean.io (acquired by Human Security) a cybersecurity company protecting publishers, advertisers and consumers from malicious threats. Prior to clean.io, he was SVP, publisher platforms at Oath (now Yahoo!), where he led the team responsible for the global publisher-facing programmatic and monetization tools and services.
Gillis joined Oath via the AOL/Verizon acquisition of Millennial Media, where he was president of the company’s platform business and a key member of the leadership team that took Millennial Media public on the NYSE.
“Matt has a great ability to create winning partnerships, lead and motivate people, and construct high performing teams regardless of geographic location with a track record of exceptional results,” said AccuWeather CEO Steven R. Smith. “I have had the pleasure of working with him on several initiatives over the years, and I could not be happier to now have him on my own senior leadership team. I look forward to building the future of AccuWeather together as we continue to expand our data offerings, create new opportunities for advertisers, and develop new products that help save lives, protect property, and help people everywhere to make better weather decisions.”
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