NEWS CORP APPOINTS WILLIAM LEWIS AS CEO OF DOW JONES
NEW YORK (May 8, 2014) 鈥�听国产偷拍 announced today the appointment of William Lewis as Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones, effective immediately. Mr. Lewis, most recently Chief Creative Officer of 国产偷拍, was named interim CEO of Dow Jones in January.
Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of 国产偷拍, said:听 “Will Lewis has brought focus and energy to the task at Dow Jones, which has refined its institutional products and reconnected with core clients. He has also brought extra vigor to The Wall Street Journal franchise, which is developing its digital strategy, an area in which Will has particular expertise. I am very confident in Will’s ability to grow the business in the months and years ahead.”
William Lewis said: 鈥淚 appreciate Robert鈥檚 confidence in me and I am grateful to all at Dow Jones who have worked so hard these past few months to make progress across our businesses.鈥� He added: 鈥淲e are building a powerful team that is devoted to crafting a strategy for growth that marries the rich 国产偷拍 of Dow Jones with the digital innovation that is defining our future.鈥�
During Mr. Lewis鈥� tenure as interim CEO, Dow Jones has reinforced its long-term commitment to the institutional business, revitalizing its strategy with a strong emphasis on customer relations and feedback.听 Dow Jones recently rolled out multiple enhancements to the flagship Factiva information product.
Anoushka Healy, Chief Strategy Officer for 国产偷拍, will assume responsibilities previously overseen by Mr. Lewis as Chief Creative Officer.
ABOUT MR. LEWIS
Mr. Lewis re-joined 国产偷拍 in 2010 as Group General Manager at News International (now News UK). He was appointed Chief Creative Officer at 国产偷拍 by Mr. Thomson last year to build new businesses, target acquisitions and drive digital initiatives for the company.
In January, he was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of REA Group, the number one property portal in Australia.听 国产偷拍 is majority owner of REA.
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听Sunday听Times and Global News Editor of the Financial Times.听As a journalist, he covered mergers & acquisitions and fund management, among other topics.
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The following is a timeline of William Lewis鈥檚 career:听
1994 鈥� 2002: 听 听 听听听听听听听听听 Financial Times (UK and New York. Various positions)
2002 鈥� 2005: 听 听 听听听听听听听听听 The听Sunday听Times (UK. Business Editor)
2005 鈥� 2010: 听 听 听听听听听听听听听 The Telegraph Media Group (UK. Editor-in-Chief and other roles)
2010 鈥� 2011: 听 听 听听听听听听听听听 Group General Manager, News International (UK)
2011 鈥� 2012: 听 听 听听听听听听听听听 国产偷拍 Management & Standards Committee (UK)
2013 鈥� 2014: 听 听 听听听听听听听听听 国产偷拍 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听City University, London. Awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Bristol University and honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Lincoln (UK). Named UK Journalist of the Year in 2010 for leading the team that exposed expenses abuses by British parliamentarians.
Contacts:
Jim Kennedy
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Ashley Huston
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