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George Winslow

Mark Thompson Named Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide

Mark Thompson

NEW YORK—Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that Mark Thompson has been appointed to the role of chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. 

Former director-general of the BBC and former president and CEO of The New York Times Company takes the top job at CNN at a time when the news organization has been struggling with massive changes in its traditional business. It also follows the short-tumultuous tenure of Christopher Licht, who left the company in June. 

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