Johnston Press PLC Appointment of Chief Digital and Product Officer
January 14 2014 - 4:00AM
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Johnston Press PLC
14 January 2014
For immediate release 14 January 2014
JOHNSTON PRESS PLC
Appointment of Chief Digital and Product Officer
Johnston Press plc ("Johnston Press" or "the Group"), one of the
leading media groups in the British Isles, is delighted to announce
the appointment of Jeff Moriarty as Chief Digital and Product
Officer with effect from April 2014. This is a newly created role,
following the departure of previous Digital & Business
Development Director, Henry Faure Walker.
Jeff is currently Vice President, Digital Products for the
Boston Globe and General Manager for Boston.com in the United
States and has been instrumental in driving significant success
across the portfolio. In particular, he led the design and
development of what is considered to be among the most successful
regional subscription-based sites in the US, the award-winning
BostonGlobe.com, where he was responsible for its pioneering use of
Responsive Web Design to embrace the shift to mobile devices.
Jeff spent much of his previous career at the New York Times
Company and has held a number of vice president and general manager
roles in classified products, product & technology, new media,
and product management. At The New York Times he built an
industry-leading Manhattan real estate site as well as verticals in
autos and jobs. He helped the company to grow the digital
businesses across 14 regional newspaper markets across the US and
implemented new mobile, video and advertising offerings.
In addition to his in-depth experience of product development
and digital media, Jeff has a background in journalism, having
started his career as a reporter and news editor.
He will assume responsibility for the vision and development of
the Group's digital strategy, building on the successful growth
which Johnston Press has achieved over the last year across its
digital portfolio, with the Group's digital audiences growing by up
to 45% year on year and reaching 13.7m unique users last month.
Chief Executive Officer Ashley Highfield said:
"The knowledge, experience, insight and innovation that Jeff
will bring to Johnston Press will help us forge ahead with our
ambitious growth plans.
"Our digital revenues have grown by 60% over the last year and
in many parts of the UK they now account for 20% of our overall
advertising revenues, compared to only 5% as recently as in 2010.
Jeff's exceptional track record will underpin the acceleration of
our digital strategy as we seek to transform local media and I very
much look forward to welcoming him aboard."
For further information please contact:
Ashley Highfield, Chief Executive Officer
Jane Muirhead, Group Head of PR
Johnston Press
0207 612 2616
Richard Oldworth/ Sophie McNulty/ Clare Akhurst
Buchanan
0207 466 5000
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