Chief Product Officer at dmg:media

I’m a digital professional with leadership experience in media, commerce and healthcare. I joined dmg media in January as Chief Product Officer to oversee product, design, development and AI initiatives that benefit our newsroom and readers. Previously I held positions at NET-A-PORTER, BBC and most recently The Times and The Sunday Times. Outside of work, I’m an avid tennis player, follow speedway (motorcycles with no brakes) and spend a lot of time in the garden. 

Editor of metro.co.uk and Metro newspaper

Deborah originally joined the Daily Mail on the Femail desk in 2001. In 2003, she was made part of the launch team for the paper’s Lifestyle section, going on to work as writer and Commissioning Editor for the section. In 2006, Deborah joined the launch team of Associated Newspaper title, London Lite and she went on to edit a number of features sections within the paper. In 2008, she was appointed Femail Editor for MailOnline, during which time the team expanded into New York and Australia and also launched the e-commerce tool, Fashion Finder. She was appointed Editor of Metro.co.uk in 2014 and Editor-in-Chief of Metro in 2023.

Works at dmg media as a Director of Transformation and Strategic Planning. 20 years career mostly leading major cross-functional projects, covering both corporate and consulting roles within the field of marketing, strategy and transformation. Takes complex ideas and communicates them simply, influencing senior stakeholders, and engaging and mobilising diverse teams around common goals. A self-starter with a 'can do' attitude and naturally collaborative approach.

Valentina has lived and worked in Italy, UK, France, Spain, US and Singapore, currently based in London. Multilingual English, Italian, French and Spanish. Holds an MBA at INSEAD.

Chief Human Resources Officer

I am the  Chief Human Resources Officer for DMG Media and Harmsworth Media who are amongst the UK’s leading media organisations. Over the past 20+ years, I’ve had the opportunity to work across a number of industries, leading people strategies through transformation, culture change, and periods of significant growth and reinvention. 

I’m passionate about building inclusive, purpose-driven workplaces where people can do their best work and feel they belong. Whether it's reshaping organisational design, evolving leadership capability, or driving progress on equity and inclusion, I believe HR has a vital role in shaping the future of work — and in unlocking potential at every level. 

Supporting the Aleto Foundation is something I’m incredibly proud of. The work they do to nurture young talent and level the playing field aligns closely with my own values. I'm a strong believer in the power of mentorship and in creating pathways for future leaders from all backgrounds to succeed. 

Reinhardt Biermann joined dmg media in 2024, taking on the role of Head of Legal, Commercial. Prior to this, Reinhardt worked at Slaughter and May in their technology and digital practice group. During this time, he advised on dmg media’s joint venture with News UK to combine their print operations. He spent his formative years in South Africa, where he worked in the M&A and TMT practice groups at Baker McKenzie. 

Deputy Commercial Editorial Director at Mail Metro Media, leading on editorial and AI integration. A journalist and former editor of multiple newspapers and websites, Jacqui unlocks innovation for clients and colleagues through closer collaboration with our newsrooms and creative use of AI. She has recently graduated with a Masters in Journalism Innovation Leadership, where her thesis was focused on audience perceptions of artificial intelligence.   

Nick Moar is the Head of Audience at MailOnline, where he oversees audience growth and engagement. In his role, he is responsible for social media, SEO, editorial community and editorial insights.

Chris Clemo is Director of Innovation, responsible for creating a new business unit that crosses editorial, product and tech - which experiments with emerging technologies and builds future newsroom products, that can engage our external audiences and create more efficient workflows for internal teams. He was previously Head of Editorial Insights at the Mail Online for two years and has worked in digital journalism for 10 years in different audience and data strategy roles.