Ozone – the UK’s premium digital advertising platform built for brands, by publishers – has appointed Stephen Windegaard to the new position of Programmatic Sales Lead. Reporting directly to Craig Tuck, Chief Revenue Officer, Stephen will be responsible for building and nurturing Ozone’s relationships with the programmatic operations and trading desks of UK agencies and advertisers.

Stephen joins Ozone with a wealth of programmatic experience gained in premium publishing. During a near five year stint at Future, he held the role of Commercial Group Head – Programmatic for EMEA and LATAM across the company’s portfolio of tech, gaming, music, film, football, home, creative, cycling and B2B titles. Prior to this, Stephen spent a decade at Haymarket Media, working across titles including FourFourTwo, Stuff, What Hi-Fi?, Autocar and WhatCar?

In this new role, Stephen will champion the sell of Ozone’s growing programmatic offering – across deals (PMPs) and marketplace connections – that complement Ozone’s managed service capability, and run across the premium publisher portfolio 

Stephen joins Ozone on Monday 6 March 2023.

Craig Tuck, Chief Revenue Officer, Ozone, said: “We’re very excited to be welcoming Stephen on board to help deepen our relationships with our customers’ programmatic teams. This is an exciting and growing area for our business, and one that reinforces our ability to allow our clients to engage with us in whatever way works best for them. Stephen will be a huge asset to the wider commercial team, and I can’t wait for him to start.”

Stephen Windegaard, incoming Programmatic Sales Lead, Ozone, said: “Having long admired Ozone’s growth over the past few years, I was thrilled by the opportunity to join this award-winning and talented team in a brand new role. Having worked with premium publishers for the past fifteen years, I am very aware of the value they can create for brands online and I look forward to helping clients connect with Ozone to deliver the results they need.”