News Corp Announces Changes at Dow Jones & Company
21 Gennaio 2014 - 10:45PM
Business Wire
Lex Fenwick Departs As CEO; Dow Jones’
Institutional Strategy To Be Reviewed
News Corp announced today a series of changes at Dow Jones &
Company that include the departure of Chief Executive Officer Lex
Fenwick, the naming of William Lewis as Interim CEO and plans to
review Dow Jones’ institutional strategy.
“We thank Lex for his time and energy at the helm of Dow Jones,
and in particular for his original vision of DJX as an innovative
way to integrate content and deliver it to customers in a timely
manner,” said Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of News Corp. Mr.
Thomson also announced that William Lewis, News Corp Chief Creative
Officer, will serve as Interim CEO of Dow Jones while a search for
a permanent chief executive is underway.
“We’re reviewing the institutional strategy of Dow Jones with an
eye towards changes that will deliver even more value to its
customers. As part of that, we’re planning improvements to DJX, “
said Mr. Thomson, who signaled that greater flexibility in its
product offerings is likely in the short term. Dow Jones’ DJX
information service has been in beta since its launch last
year.
“We will also be redoubling our efforts to develop The Wall
Street Journal and its digital properties globally, which continue
to serve the world’s most influential readers with the most
authoritative news and analysis,” said Mr. Thomson.
Mr. Lewis joined News Corp in 2010 as Group General Manager at
News International (now News UK), and was appointed Chief Creative
Officer at News Corp by Mr. Thomson last year to build new
businesses, target acquisitions and drive digital initiatives for
the company.
Mr. Lewis previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the Telegraph
Media Group in the UK, where he helped create an industry-leading,
digitally integrated newsroom and pioneered web-first
publishing.
Mr. Lewis also served as Business Editor of The Sunday Times and
Global News Editor of the Financial Times. As a journalist, he
covered mergers & acquisitions and fund management, among other
topics.
Mr. Fenwick joined Dow Jones in February, 2012 after a 25-year
career at Bloomberg LP, most recently as CEO of Bloomberg
Ventures.
Note to Editor:
The following is a timeline of William Lewis’s career:
1994 – 2002: Financial Times (UK and
New York. Various positions). 2002 – 2005: The Sunday Times (UK.
Business Editor). 2005 – 2010: The Telegraph Media Group (UK.
Editor-in-Chief; Managing Director, Digital). 2010 – 2011: Group
General Manager, News International (UK). 2011 – 2012: News Corp
Management and Standards Committee (UK). 2013 – present: News Corp
Chief Creative Officer (UK and New York).
Attended Bristol University (UK), where he read economics and
politics. He completed a postgraduate diploma in Journalism
at City University. Awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degree
from Bristol University and honorary Doctor of Letters degree from
the University of Lincoln (UK).
About News Corp
News Corp (NASDAQ:NWS, NASDAQ:NWSA; ASX:NWS, ASX: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,
cable network programming in Australia, digital real estate
services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV
distribution in Australia. Headquartered in New York, the
activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United
States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. More information:
www.newscorp.com.
News CorpJim Kennedy,
212-416-4064jkennedy@newscorp.com@jimkennedy250orAshley Huston,
212-416-2025ahuston@newscorp.com@ashleyshuston
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