Outbrain announces appointment of new Director

Outbrain, a premium discovery platform, today announced a new appointment to its International business team.

To continue to drive successful partnerships, Outbrain has appointed James Milnes as Commercial Director, Northern Europe. James will be based in the London office and will lead Outbrain’s regional sales and partnerships with the leading publishers, agencies and brands.

Announcing this appointment Stephanie Himoff said: “Outbrain is continuing to grow from strength to strength and we are delighted to have James on board. James’ strong digital experience and industry knowledge will be vital as we continue to grow native solutions for our agencies, brands and publishers.”

James joins Outbrain with more than ten years experience in advertising and tech. Directly prior to Outbrain he worked at Tradedoubler as VP, Business Development and Regional Director UK, where he was responsible for the commercialization of international projects and the UK company respectively. Prior to Traddoubler, he spent three years at UBM PLC in various commercial roles.

James added: “I am incredibly proud to be joining Outbrain, to be part of a company which was the pioneer of content discovery and has, and will continue to push the space forward is a wonderful opportunity. The advertising digital space as a whole is evolving and the chance to contribute to a company which is helping to lead that evolution and help shape our commercial offering in Northern Europe is hugely exciting.”