AccuWeather Names Matt Gillis Chief Business Officer

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, June 14, 2024

Matt Gillis

AccuWeather, which forecasts weather for over 400 radio affiliates, names 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 market strategy and revenue growth. Most recently, he served as President of Digital Turbine.

Prior to Digital Turbine, Gillis served as CEO of clean.io (acquired by Human Security) a cybersecurity company protecting publishers, advertisers and consumers from malicious threats. Prior to clean.io, he served as 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 served as 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 have been fortunate to have a front row seat to see how innovative and entrepreneurial AccuWeather is as I have built winning partnerships with this truly iconic brand over the last 20 years," added Gillis. "It has always been AccuWeather's Superior Accuracy that has been foundational in my daily routine as far back as I can remember. I'm thrilled to be joining Steve and the amazing team at AccuWeather."