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Dow Jones announces key advertising appointment

Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has announced the appointment of Anna Foot as Head of Advertising Sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

London-based Ms Foot will be responsible for multi-media advertising sales in the EMEA region for Dow Jones’ global portfolio of consumer products and publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and, MarketWatch.com. She will lead sales teams based in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Dubai in providing innovative and creative solutions for clients across a range of platforms, and will report to Trevor Fellows, Global Head of Sales.

Commenting on her appointment, Mr Fellows said, “As we position the company for further global expansion and digital growth, Anna’s proven leadership, deep digital knowledge and hands-on approach to sales will be instrumental in delivering stellar results. She and her teams will focus on creating custom solutions for our clients that raise the bar on the level of service we provide.”

Ms Foot was previously with Bloomberg, where she worked in a range of sales and marketing roles including Head of European Advertising Sales for Bloomberg Television and Head of Broadcast and Digital Sales, EMEA. She was most recently Head of Financial Client Sales for EMEA, where she was responsible for leading the financial client and agency cross-platform sales teams. Ms Foot started her career with EMAP, before moving on to Euromoney where she managed European Projects.