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  • News Corp Oz CEO to retire; APN’s Michael Miller steps in as chairman

    News Corp Oz CEO to retire; APN’s Michael Miller steps in as chairman

    MUMBAI: Even as News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch unveiled succession plans for 21st Century Fox with the appointment of his sons James and Lachlan to key positions, News Corp Australia CEO Julian Clarke has decided to step down at the end of the year.

     

    In the wake of Clarke’s retirement, the company has roped in APN News & Media CEO Michael Miller as executive chairman for Australasia. Additionally, News Corp Australia COO Peter Tonagh has been upped as CEO and will step into Clarke’s shoes.

     

    With Miller leaving, APN has appointed Ciaran Davis as CEO of the Group, effective 1 September, 2015. Davis is currently CEO of the Australian Radio Network (ARN), a position he has held since January 2010. Miller will remain as APN CEO during a transition period for the company.

     

    APN chairman Peter Cosgrove said, “Michael will work side by side with Ciaran to ensure the smoothest possible transition for the business, and, on behalf of the Board, we wish Michael all the best in his future endeavours.”

  • Kim Williams quits News Corp

    Kim Williams quits News Corp

    MUMBAI: Kim Williams has resigned as chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia, just 20 months after he took on the top post.

     

    He will be succeeded by Julian Clarke, who has a strong publishing background and was most recently chairman of The Herald and Weekly Times.

     

    Murdoch said in a statement that he was thankful for Williams’ services to News Corp, as well as his loyalty and friendship to the company.

     

    “Kim has been a steady and courageous leader at a time when our businesses have faced unprecedented pressure and economic challenges,” he said. “I want to thank him for his unwavering commitment, and the blood, sweat and tears he has put into News Corp Australia.”

     

    Williams was appointed chief executive in December 2011, after 10 years as chief executive of Australia’s dominant pay TV operator Foxtel, which is half owned by News Corp Australia.

     

    News Corp chief executive of, Robert Thomson, said Williams, a 20-year veteran at News Corp, felt that “now is the right moment to leave the company”.

     

    “Kim leaves a remarkable, sustaining legacy at these companies and on modern media in Australia,” Thomson said.

     

    Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp recently broke up into two parts – a publishing firm and a film and television unit. The entertainment firm is called 21st Century Fox while the publishing company retained the name News Corp.

     

    The split was expected to increase scrutiny on the newspapers under the publishing business, as the media industry battles a decline in print advertising and the rise of internet readership.