Jim Kennedy is leaving Sony Corporation to serve as chief communications officer of News Corp., the media company said Wednesday.
He will begin his new role on Dec. 9, reporting toย News Corp. Chief Executive Robert Thomson. He joins the company following its spin-off last summer.
Last June, News Corp. split into two separate, publicly traded companies. ย One company, 21st Century Fox, is comprised of Rupert Murdoch’s television and film holdings, while the other, which retained the name News Corp., consists of publishing and education assets such asย the Wall Street Journal, HarperCollins and the New York Post.
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