Rebekah Brooks Named Chief Executive
OfficerFollowing Departure of Mike Darcey;David Dinsmore Promoted
To Chief Operating Officer;Tony Gallagher Becomes Editor-in-Chief
Of The Sun
News Corp today announced leadership changes at News UK, with
the appointment of Rebekah Brooks as Chief Executive Officer, David
Dinsmore as Chief Operating Officer, and Tony Gallagher as
Editor-in-Chief of The Sun, Britain's largest selling daily
newspaper.
Ms. Brooks will replace Mike Darcey, who is departing as CEO
after three years in the post, during which time he stabilised the
company and showed leadership in developing digital models for
newspaper properties and oversaw the transition to mobile
formats.
"Rebekah will lead a great team at News UK into the digital
future, while maximising the influence and reach of our newspapers,
which remain the most informative and successful in Britain and
beyond. Her expertise, excellence and leadership will be crucial as
we work to extend our relationship with readers and advertisers,
and develop our digital platforms to take full advantage of our
brilliant journalism," said Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of News
Corp.
“David Dinsmore has led The Sun with distinction, and thoroughly
deserves this promotion,“ said Mr. Thomson. “He has inspired a
superb team of journalists who broke many a scoop and had a
profound social impact during his tenure.”
"Tony Gallagher is one of the most respected journalists and
editors in the UK, with a long and honorable history with the Daily
Telegraph group and the Daily Mail. His integrity and his ingenuity
are splendid assets for The Sun across the week,” said Mr.
Thomson.
"We pay particular tribute to Mike Darcey for his years of
service to News Corp, and his sterling contribution to Sky's
success. He came to News UK when the commercial challenges were
acute, and ably and admirably steered the business through those
turbulent waters,” said Mr. Thomson.
“I am delighted to return to News UK. It is a privilege to be
back amongst the most talented journalists and executives in the
business,” said Ms. Brooks. “I am confident that we can meet the
many challenges of this digital age with a combination of cutting
edge technologies and world class journalism. I am especially
pleased to be working for Robert and thrilled to have Tony and
David on board my team.”
Rebekah Brooks is returning to a post that she held four years
ago, and will have added responsibilities for the acquisition and
development of digital properties. She has been working closely
with the team at Storyful, the world's first and most successful
video news agency, which supplies many companies, including
Facebook and Vice.
“I have enjoyed my time at The Sun enormously – and had the
honour of leading an incredible team. However, I am very excited by
this opportunity to work with Rebekah and everyone at News UK to
seize the opportunities before us and continue to join the best
technologies with the best journalism of our time,” said David
Dinsmore. “And I’m very pleased to leave the editorship of The Sun
in the capable hands of Tony Gallagher.”
“It is my great pleasure and honour to be taking charge at The
Sun. It's a job I couldn't possibly turn down and I'm looking
forward to working closely with Rebekah, David and the rest of the
team at The Sun,” said Tony Gallagher. “I've really enjoyed being
back at the Daily Mail and especially the chance to work closely
with Paul Dacre, who has been a superb mentor throughout my career.
It's only right I should thank him and his team for everything
they have done for me – but this is the opportunity of a lifetime.
I can't wait to get started.”
Rebekah Brooks was Chief Executive of News International Ltd
from 2009 to 2011, during which time there was significant growth
in newspaper operating profit, and The Times was a pioneer in
paid-for digital subscriptions. Between 2003 and 2009, she was
Editor of The Sun, and from 2000 to 2003 she served as Editor of
the News of the World. She started her career at News of the World
as a feature writer for the publication’s Sunday magazine in
1989.
While she was at The Sun, the publication grew in circulation,
and she supported a number of public campaigns, including Help for
Heroes, a charity for soldiers wounded in war that raised tens of
millions of pounds. At News of the World, Ms. Brooks spearheaded a
campaign that led to the introduction of legislation combating
child sex offenders known as “Sarah’s Law.” She was unanimously
cleared last year by a jury of all charges related to
investigations of various UK newspaper groups.
David Dinsmore became Editor of The Sun in June, 2013, following
a long history at the newspaper, including working as Managing
Editor and helping launch The Sun on Sunday. Mr. Dinsmore began his
career in journalism as a reporter on The Scottish Sun in 1990,
becoming editor of that publication in 2006. He has also served as
General Manager of News UK in Scotland and Director of Operations
for News UK.
Tony Gallagher has been Deputy Editor of the Daily Mail since
2014, after serving as Editor of the Daily Telegraph since 2009. He
joined the Daily Telegraph in 2006 after serving as head of news at
the Daily Mail beforehand, where he was also instrumental in the
launch of MailOnline.
The changes announced today will take effect this Monday,
September 7, 2015 for Ms. Brooks and in the coming weeks for Mr.
Dinsmore and Mr. Gallagher.
News UK is a London-based operating company of News Corp, and
home to The Times, The Sunday Times, The Times Literary Supplement,
The Sun and The Sun on Sunday newspapers.
About News Corp
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a
global, diversified media and information services company focused
on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to
consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses
across a range of media, including: news and information services,
book publishing, digital real estate services, cable network
programming in Australia, digital education, and pay-TV
distribution in Australia. Headquartered in New York, the
activities of News Corporation are conducted primarily in the
United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. More information
is available at: http://www.newscorp.com.
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News Corp Corporate CommunicationsJim Kennedy,
+1-212-416-4064jkennedy@newscorp.comorDaisy Dunlop,
+1-917-860-8572ddunlop@newscorp.comorNews UK Corporate
CommunicationsGuto Harri, +44 207 782 8000 (press
office)guto@news.co.uk
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