Jo Wright

Jo Wright is a Chartered Accountant, who qualified at KPMG and has held executive finance leadership roles in media, technology and e-commerce

Most recently Jo was the Chief Finance Officer and executive board director of Auction Technology Group; a Private Equity backed technology e-commerce business. In that role, she professionalised and transformed the finance function to serve the growing needs of a scaling business; providing commercial insight coupled with strong governance, while enabling the entrepreneurial spirit to thrive.

Previously Jo was CFO of Nickelodeon UK, the UK’s leading pay television children's broadcaster and a joint venture between Viacom and Sky. Jo led the transformation of the finance function to become a collaborative business partner enabling data-led decision-making. Jo supported the CEO and leadership team in the audience growth strategy; involving investment in UK produced content, working with UK production companies. She also managed the operational transformation of many of the enterprise functions, moving in-house functions to outsourced centers of excellence.

Prior to this, Jo held a number of senior finance roles at Sky working across diverse areas including advertising, programming, marketing, digital and investments.

Jo has an honors degree from the University of Birmingham in Accounting and Commerce and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW).