New York – The New York Times Company announced that BBC Director-General Mark Thompson will become its next President and CEO. He will also become a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Thompson, 55, will report to the Board of Directors and to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman of the Times Company. He is relocating to New York and is expected to start his new role in November. Sulzberger said: “Our board concluded that Mark’s experience and his accomplishments at … [Read more...] about Mark Thompson to become President and Chief Executive Officer of The New York Times Company
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson to exit BBC
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has released an internal memo that he will be stepping down from his role after the London Olympics, although no exact date has yet been set. He said in the statement to staff, “I’ve always been on the side of change because I believe that, in the middle of a media revolution, change is the only way of safeguarding what is so precious about the BBC. But change always brings disruption and uncertainty in its wake – and I do want to say a … [Read more...] about Mark Thompson to exit BBC
