Dow Jones announced Monday that it has appointed Almar Latour the new CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, less than a month after Will Lewis announced he is stepping down from the role in April.
Latour is currently the publisher for Barron’s Group and executive vice president at Dow Jones. He will officially take on his new positions May 15, when Lewis departs.
“I’d like to thank Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch and Robert Thomson for their trust — and for their deep and continued support for and investment in quality journalism and the national and international institution that is Dow Jones,” Latour said in a Monday statement.