CNBC hires Armah as Head of Digital
June 9, 2014
CNBC has hired John Armah as Head of Digital for International with immediate effect.
Armah will lead CNBC’s digital strategy in territories outside of the US and will also be responsible for audience development, product management and digital video production to grow CNBC’s digital offering. He will work closely with the Managing Digital Editor for International and the Heads of News in EMEA and Asia Pacific and ensure that content is integrated across the network’s linear and digital properties.
With more than 17 years of digital, social and mobile experience, Armah has worked for a variety of digital consultancies and for media owners, from multi award-winning social content business Masher Technologies, and Facebook marketing technology firm Betapond (now Stitcher Ads), to a 10-year career at the Financial Times. He has also advised a mix of consumer and media companies including Unilever, Sony, Channel 4 and Ticketmaster on digital growth strategies. This followed a series of senior commercial roles at FT.com in the US and EMEA.
He joins CNBC as its digital properties continue to grow. In April, CNBC posted 12.9 million uniques in the US, up 23 per cent compared to last year at this time, according to comScore.