Press Release
ALM Appoints David Saabye as Chief Digital Officer
In New Role, Former VP of Operations will Work Closely with Chief Content Officer Molly Miller to Build and Enhance Cross-Vertical Offerings
New York, NY—February 16, 2016—David Saabye has begun his new role as Chief Digital Officer of ALM. Mr. Saabye, who joined ALM in 2012 as Vice President of Digital and most recently served as Vice President of Operations, will lead the company’s ongoing evolution into a digital-first platform providing millions of professionals in highly complex industries with insightful, data-driven content and marketing solutions. He will also work closely with Molly Miller, ALM’s Chief Content Officer, to integrate digital content assets into new and existing products.
“David’s extensive media and digital expertise will help us create more, and enhanced, cross-vertical offerings to enable customers to experience the full benefit of our unified platform,” said Bill Carter, CEO of ALM. “David shares our dedication to finding new ways to customize our compelling, digital-first content and marketing solutions for more readers and marketers as we continue to grow.”
In his new role, Mr. Saabye will manage more than 180 technology- and digital-focused employees from across various ALM teams, including product development, design, e-commerce and project management. As ALM’s Vice President of Operations, Mr. Saabye developed a scalable business model to support the expansion of the company’s insights and marketing solutions business. Mr. Saabye also served as Publisher of Law.com, overseeing the portal’s re-launch as well as the introduction of the Law.com app.
“Combining powerful digital, data-driven intelligence and insights from across our vast platform helps customers make well-informed decisions that lead to business success,” said Mr. Saabye. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to continue to maximize the value of ALM’s products and solutions for readers and marketers.”
Prior to joining ALM, Mr. Saabye held several management positions at the Associated Press, including Head of Sales and Marketing for the iCircular division. He was also deeply involved with content packaging, pricing and policy for the company’s newspaper membership, and created innovative content-licensing initiatives across all of its media platforms.
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