Cable News Network has now pulled out the big guns announcing their news Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Thompson
They're hoping he's the biggest and most powerful asset for the given task because this is the third one in 18 months, so they expect a third time to be the charm. A former BBC Director General and New York Times C.E.O., who rescued the company from flimsy financials and to a top digital media powerhouse He will become the next Chairman and C.E.O. of CNN.
The 66-year-old was born in London, United Kingdom - He reportedly holds advanced degrees from Stonyhurst College, and Merton College
Mark has the steady pair of hands that CNN needs. He's been around long enough to have been one of my good friends and mentor's boss and now he's his daughters' superior.
Topper #MarkThompson steps into his role at the global news giant on Oct. 9, according to a statement from Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns the network.
The former New York Times C.E.O., who rescued the company from its financial nadir and morphed it into a best-in-class digital media behemoth, will become the next chairman and C.E.O. of CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/media/cnn-ceo-mark-thompson/index.html
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