Former New York Times chief executive and BBC director-general Mark Thompson was announced as the next CEO and chairman of CNN on Wednesday (August 30). “There isn’t a more experienced, respected or capable executive in the news business today than Mark, and we are thrilled to have him join our team and lead CNN Worldwide into the future,” David Zaslav, the chief executive of CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a statement shared on CNN.com. Thompson's hiring comes less than three full months after the firing of former chairman and CEO Chris Licht in June. Licht, who was one year into his tenure at the network, faced numerous controversies prior an unflattering profile published by the Atlantic just prior to his termination.

Source: CNN August 30, 2023 14:02 UTC