Sky group chief marketing, corporate affairs and people officer, Debbie Klein, plans to leave the company to search for non-executive director roles.

Prior to joining Sky in 2018, Klein spent 19 years at House 337 – formerly Engine Group – where she most recently held the role of Europe and Asia Pacific chief executive.

As well as being involved in all of Sky’s Christmas campaigns from 2007 to 2017, Klein has also created work for Sky Broadband, Sky Mobile, Sky Cinema and Now. She is also accredited with working on the Sky Up initiative and launching Sky Zero and the brand’s work at COP26.

She will leave Sky in the middle of the year and will continue her role as non-executive director of Nationwide Building Society, which she attained in March 2021.

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“Debbie has played a key role at Sky as guardian of our two most valuable assets – our brand and our people,” Sky group chief executive, Dana Strong, told Campaign Live.

“Debbie has been a terrific advisor and mentor, with an innate ability to put herself in others’ shoes. She tells it like it is, is brilliant at managing complexity, always has time for those who need support, and her work ethic and commitment to doing the right thing is inspiring.

“Debbie is a great friend and colleague, with the most precious of qualities: great judgment, common sense, decency and integrity. As a strong leader, she has built real bench strength in her team and leaves Sky and her departments in a healthy place.”