The Board of Future plc announced the appointment of Jon Steinberg as Chief Executive Officer following a thorough search process. Jon, who will be joining the company on 3 April 2023, will succeed Zillah Byng-Thorne, who announced her intention to stand down last September. Zillah will step down from her current role effective 31 March 2023 and thereafter will remain available to support Jon over a two-month transition period to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities.

Jon is an experienced media executive, with a strong track record of innovation, scaling media groups and creating value. Most recently, Jon was the President of Altice USA's News & Advertising Division, which encompasses News 12, i24NEWS, Cheddar News, and Altice USA's a4 Advertising unit. Jon joined Altice through the sale of Cheddar News, a digital-first innovative news company, which he founded in 2016.

Prior to Cheddar, he was the Chief Executive Officer of DailyMail.com North America, having joined from BuzzFeed where he was President & Chief Operating Officer. Jon's early career included working at Google, where he was a Strategic Partner Development Manager, as well as the consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton. Jon is currently a Senior Advisor to The Raine Group, where he advises media portfolio companies on strategy and go-to-market execution, a role which he will step down from before he joins the Group.

He is also a non-executive director of The City, a New York City non-profit focused on the coverage of local government.