Time Out Group’s Management Team

Chris Ohlund joined Time Out Group in July 2021 as Executive Vice Chairman, and was appointed CEO in October 2021. Chris has over 25 years of leadership experience in international digital businesses ranging from leading media brands, consumer platforms and film production. He has served on various boards including as Chairman of then-publicly listed Ricardo (part of Tradus) – which was eventually sold to Naspers for $1.9 billion. Mr Ohlund served as Non-Executive Director at Oscar-winning Condor Films in Switzerland, London-based internet start-up Shutl.com (until its sale to eBay), Facile and Casa in Italy and currently serves on the board of the UK’s leading PropTech, Residently.

As CEO of Germany’s leading online comparison portal Verivox, his innovative transformation leadership quadrupled annual revenue and increased enterprise value sixfold to over €500 million during his tenure of six years. Previously he turned around the digital business unit of “Blick”, a daily Swiss newspaper, to become the number one digital news portal in Switzerland, including developing number one apps in news, sports and entertainment. Prior he served as CEO of logistics firm DPD with annual revenues in excess of €1 billion and a workforce of 11,000 strong.

Stacy Bettman joined Time Out Group in March 2018 as Time Out Media's Managing Director Sales North America before taking on the role of President Americas, followed by President North America & UK and in 2023 as Time Out Media CEO. In this role, Stacy leads the Time Out Media division around the world including across North America, the UK, Europe, APAC as well as the global Franchises.

With over 25 years of media experience across multiple disciplines in digital sales and marketing, Stacy has held Publisher positions at Hearst and Associated Publisher titles at Condé Nast on beauty, fashion and health brands. She has led award-winning teams at Allure, Marie Claire and Seventeen. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from New York University.

Andy Jones joined Time Out Group in early 2022 in the newly created role of Chief People Officer and in 2023 also became Chief of Staff. Leading the people agenda across the whole of Time Out Group, Andy is responsible for all elements of HR globally, developing initiatives to engage, recruit and retain the best people.

With over 30 years of diverse HR and commercial experience, spanning multiple geographies and cultures, Andy drives leaders to develop the mind-set, energy and capability to deliver organisation change.

After starting his career in sales and marketing, Andy spent over 14 years at Diageo in a number of talent, organisation effectiveness, business transformation and global and local HR director roles across the UK, Europe, Asia and the Americas. Following this, Andy joined TCC Global - a medium-sized retail loyalty marketing organisation - in numerous roles, ending up as the Global HR Director and a member of the executive committee.

​​Emma Humphrey joined Time Out Group in 2022 in the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary. In this role she leads the legal teams globally for both Time Out Media and Time Out Market as a well as supporting the Directors of Time Out Group and ensuring proper governance. Emma has also taken on responsibility for Time Out Group’s ESG strategy.

Emma has over 15 years of legal experience and has worked across a range of industries and both listed and private companies. She has particular experience advising on corporate, commercial and finance matters (both UK and international). Her most recent experience was as the General Counsel of a large professional services group in the UK. 

Dave Calhoun has been Time Out’s Global Chief Content Officer since 2023. In this role, Dave leads Time Out’s content strategy across all channels, including Time Out’s website and social media, and directs Time Out’s content teams across the globe. Over two decades, he has held several editorial and commercial roles at Time Out in both the UK and the US, including Chief Content Officer US & UK and Global Head of Film & Entertainment.

Before Time Out, Dave was Deputy Editor at Dazed Media and worked as a journalist for various UK publications, including The Guardian and The Times. Dave has also worked as a broadcaster and presenter for organisations including the BBC, Sky News, the British Film Institute and Bafta. Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern History from Oxford University.