News Corporation Names Tom Mockridge Chief Executive Officer of News International

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http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/News-Corporation-Names-Tom-businesswireuk-305820288.html?x=0

News Corporation today announced the appointment of Tom Mockridge to the role of Chief Executive Officer of News International. Mr Mockridge will assume responsibility for his new role with immediate effect following the resignation of Rebekah Brooks.

Mr Mockridge joins News International from Sky Italia where he has been Chief Executive Officer since launch in 2003. He was also Chief Executive European Television of News Corporation, overseeing News Corporation’s television operations in Europe, outside of the UK.

Laura Cioli, Chief Operating Officer, and Domenico Labianca, Chief Finance Officer, will assume Mr Mockridge’s responsibilities on an interim basis, reporting to James Murdoch, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO, International, News Corporation.

Prior to joining Sky Italia, Mr Mockridge was Chief Executive of the publicly-listed New Zealand company, Independent Newspapers, and Chairman of Sky New Zealand. He previously held various roles at Star Group Limited and spent three years as Chief Executive Officer of Foxtel, News Corporation’s Australian pay TV joint venture. Mr Mockridge joined News Corporation in January 1991, working for Ken Cowley, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Australian newspaper company News Limited. Before that, he was a spokesperson in the Australian government. He started his career as a newspaper journalist in New Zealand. Mr Mockridge is also a non-executive director of BSkyB and a member of the Supervisory Board of Sky Deutschland.


Statement from James Murdoch
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/15/phone-hacking-live-coverage

10.34am:
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Looking to the future, I am also pleased to tell you that Tom Mockridge will become CEO of News International. Tom is in London today and will start right away. Tom is a highly respected and accomplished media executive who has served as CEO of Sky Italia since its launch in 2003.

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This weekend, News International will run advertisements in all national newspapers. We will apologise to the nation for what has happened. We will follow this up in the future with communications about the actions we have taken to address the wrongdoing that occurred.

We are also sending letters to our commercial partners with an update on the actions we are taking.

Next week, my father and I will appear before the CMS select committee and will speak to them directly about our determination to put things right.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. So the guy used to be a head honcho at Sky, which Murdoch wants to buy.

No subtlety there, eh?

[SpiralHawk]

2. This is a mock salvage of the International Republicon Borg of Degeneracy

Why do the Republicons mock the very concepts of integrity and honor? What's wrong with those bozos?