News Corp Names Marc Frons Chief Technology Officer
May 08 2017 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Latha Maripuri and Christina Scott Promoted To
Deputy CTO Posts
News Corp announced today that Marc Frons has been appointed
Chief Technology Officer. He has served in that role in an interim
capacity since October 2016.
Latha Maripuri, who currently serves as News Corp’s Chief
Information Security Officer, and Christina Scott, Chief Technology
Officer for News UK, have both been promoted to Deputy Chief
Technology Officer positions, while retaining their existing
responsibilities.
“This tech triumvirate will ensure that News Corp and our
businesses are at the forefront of technological change,” said
Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of News Corp. “In his time as
interim CTO, Marc has effectively and speedily advanced our digital
transformation across the companies. Whether it involves enterprise
software, cybersecurity or mobile apps, Marc, Latha and Christina
have the expertise and leadership skills we need to expedite the
digital development of our news, publishing, real estate and other
enterprises.”
“News Corp is today home to some of the world’s leading news,
publishing and digital real estate businesses,” said Mr. Frons.
“The tech transformation underway across the company is exciting
and rewarding for all of us who work here, and all who benefit from
the creative products delivered digitally to millions every day.
Latha, Christina and I look forward to working collaboratively with
our colleagues around the globe and around the clock to ensure that
our technology is second to none.”
Marc Frons joined News Corp in 2015 as Senior Vice President and
Global Head of Mobile Platform and Deputy Head of Technology. He
was named Interim Chief Technology Officer after Paul Cheesbrough
left News Corp to become Chief Technology Officer at 21st Century
Fox. Previously, Mr. Frons was Chief Information Officer and Chief
Technology Officer of Digital at The New York Times Co. In the
early 2000s, he was Chief Technology Officer of Consumer Media at
Dow Jones & Co. He also worked as a journalist at several
publications, including Newsweek and Business Week. At
Smartmoney.com, he was Editor and Chief Technology Officer.
Latha Maripuri has been CISO at News Corp since 2015, when she
joined the company from IBM, where she served as Director of IBM
Security Services. She began her career at IBM in 1998.
Christina Scott joined News UK as CTO in 2016. She was formerly
with the Financial Times, and previously worked on the technology
teams of the BBC and ITV Digital, among other companies.
About News Corp
News Corporation (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, book publishing, digital real estate
services, and cable network programming 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: http://www.newscorp.com.
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