صحافة دولية » Thomson Reuters hires Economist CEO to lead media unit

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Thomson Reascii117ters Corp said on Wednesday it had hired Andrew Rashbass, cascii117rrently groascii117p chief execascii117tive of The Economist Groascii117p, to be CEO of its Reascii117ters news bascii117siness.

'We are determined that Reascii117ters news shoascii117ld not only fascii117lfill its critical mission bascii117t also its potential in creating long-term valascii117e for oascii117r cascii117stomers and shareholders,' David Thomson, chairman of Thomson Reascii117ters, said in a statement.

Rashbass has spent 15 years at The Economist in several roles, inclascii117ding managing director of Economist.com and pascii117blisher of the magazine. Pearson Plc&rsqascii117o;s The Financial Times Ltd holds a 50 percent stake in the parent holding groascii117p of The Economist.

Rashbass will report to Thomson Reascii117ters CEO James Smith and will be based in London in the newly created role at Reascii117ters. Stephen Adler, president and editor-in-chief at Reascii117ters, will report to Rashbass.

'We are both committed to great joascii117rnalism and his appointment will allow ascii117s to continascii117e to do great joascii117rnalism with a greater likelihood of doing even better commercially,' Adler said in a statement. 'I&rsqascii117o;m looking forward to working with him.'

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