Carolyn McCall, who I met last week at the WeMedia conference in London (and we were on the same panel about business models), has been named the CEO of UK’s Guardian Media Group, succeeding Sir Robert Phillis, who retires at the end of July.
McCall, currently CEO of GMG’s national newspaper division, Guardian Newspapers Limited, will take up her new post on August 1.
In her new role, McCall will oversee Guardian and Observer national newspapers and their online sites, the Manchester Evening News and a portfolio of other regional newspapers in the north-west, Surrey and Berkshire. GMG also owns five radio stations under the Real Radio and Smooth FM brands and Trader Media Group, which publishes motoring classified magazine Auto Trader and its website, as well as nearly 70 publications in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy and South Africa. GMG announced on Friday that it planned to float a minority stake in Trader Media.