Navigator, the travel-native commerce media company, announces the appointment of Paul Wright as advisor to its board, further strengthening its leadership team as the business continues its mission to build the world's leading travel media network.

Wright brings over three decades of experience building and scaling some of the advertising industry's most influential businesses, having held senior leadership roles at Uber, Apple, Amazon, Sky, AOL, Omnicom, and Bauer Media. In his new advisory role, he will work closely with Navigator CEO Steve Rowbotham and the board to support the company's strategic development, growth plans, and partnership strategy.

The appointment comes at a pivotal moment for Navigator as it continues to expand its travel commerce media proposition, connecting travel audiences, data, and advertising opportunities across the consumer journey.

Throughout his career, Wright has played a key role in the growth and successful exits of multiple businesses. His achievements include selling one of the UK's earliest pre-roll video advertising businesses to Collective, supporting the sale of his startup to Sky, and serving as part of the leadership team involved in the acquisition of Sizmek by Amazon. Most recently, he led the development and expansion of Uber Advertising across EMEA and APAC.

In addition to his commercial leadership experience, Wright serves as a governor at Ravensbourne University London, guest lectures on business strategy for Future London Academy, advises first-party data business Audiences, and actively supports initiatives focused on neurodiversity in the workplace.

Steve Rowbotham, CEO of Navigator, commented: "Paul's experience building, scaling, and advising some of the most successful media, technology, and advertising businesses in the world makes him an invaluable addition to Navigator."

"As we continue to grow our travel-native commerce media proposition, Paul's expertise across advertising, platforms, partnerships, and business strategy will help us accelerate our ambitions and strengthen our position within the market. Importantly, he shares our belief that travel represents one of the most significant untapped opportunities in media. His perspective, experience, and network will be hugely valuable as we continue building Navigator into a global travel media network."

Paul Wright, advisor at Navigator, added: "Over the last few months, I've spent time with the Navigator team, learning more about their vision to build a global travel media network and the opportunity they see at the intersection of travel, audiences, data, and advertising. Having spent much of my career helping build and scale advertising businesses at Sky, Amazon, Apple, and Uber, the proposition immediately resonated.

"Travel remains one of the largest consumer spending categories in the world, yet its media opportunity is still relatively underdeveloped compared with retail, commerce, and digital media more broadly. Navigator is working to change that. I'm looking forward to supporting the team on strategy, partnerships, growth and the development of what I believe is a genuinely interesting business in a rapidly evolving market."

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