Piers North CEO Reach PLC
Piers North is a pioneering force in the world of digital media, whose career reflects a remarkable journey of innovation, adaptability, and purpose-driven leadership. Rising through the ranks with a keen understanding of audience dynamics and a passion for storytelling, Piers has consistently transformed challenges into opportunities, redefining what success looks like in the modern media landscape. Starting out as a digital journalist, Piers brought with him a storyteller’s heart and a strategist’s mind. He carved a niche in the competitive world of digital advertising at Yahoo before joining Reach plc in 2014. With every role—from Head of Strategy to Chief Revenue Officer—he proved that bold vision and data-savvy intuition could work hand-in-hand. His ability to harness emerging technologies while staying grounded in human connection set him apart as a future-facing leader.
In March 2025, Piers was appointed CEO of Reach plc, one of the UK’s largest media companies, during a pivotal time of industry transformation. His leadership is anticipated to bring fresh perspectives and innovative strategies to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the digital age.
By empowering audiences with knowledge, amplifying diverse perspectives, and creating platforms that foster unity and understanding, Reach plc remains a shining example of how media can transform lives and shape a brighter, more connected world.
Our purpose, to serve communities as champions, campaigners and change makers, remains the same. With a growing focus throughout society on sustainability, authenticity and provenance, our role as a trusted source of news and information, to challenge and hold power to account has never been more important. Our news brands have a long heritage, both at a national and local level, and our award-winning journalism is relied on by millions of people for news, entertainment and sport. Newsrooms sit at the centre of our business, with our editorial teams focused on informing, entertaining and involving our audience. Content is what we do.
We are the UK’s largest commercial, national and regional news publisher About us View our 2021 Annual Report Our purpose We are champions, campaigners and change makers Our purpose Reach in numbers 130+ Print and online brands 10m+ Registered users 42m Monthly unique visitors.
Reach plc is a British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher. It is one of Britain’s biggest newspaper groups, publishing 240 regional papers in addition to the national Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Sunday People, Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star, Daily Star Sunday as well as the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail and the magazine OK!.
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