Mark Thompson was appointed as CNN's new chair and CEO by the network's parent company, Warner Bros. The native of England, who was knighted by the British government this year, was director-general of the BBC from 2004 to 2012. “Like many other media organizations, CNN has recently felt some of the uncertainty and heartache that comes with all of that. Zaslav said that the four interim leaders would remain at CNN, reporting to Thompson. ___This story has been corrected to show that CNN earned $892 million in profit in 2022, not $892.

Source: CNN August 30, 2023 12:51 UTC