He starts at the fabled newspaper on January 2, 2024 and faces tough business challenges.
The Washington Post on Saturday announced Will Lewis would become publisher and chief executive of the historic newspaper company, effective January 2, 2024.: Lewis, a former journalist turned media executive who has served as CEO of Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones, will be tasked with making the company profitable again and elevating employee morale following a difficult year.
Bezos also thanked Patty Stonesifer, a longtime Bezos confident, for her work as interim CEO. Stonesifer"The Washington Post is a premier global media publisher of record, known for its 145-year-old history of unflinching journalism, and I am thrilled and humbled to be at its helm as both a media executive and former reporter," Lewis said in a statement.
He previously served as CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. He also served in executive roles at Dow Jones parent News Corp. in the U.K. He was formerly the editor of the U.K. newspaper, The Daily Telegraph and held numerous roles at the The Financial Times.The Post is on track to lose $100 million this year, according to a source familiar with the company's financial situation, after failing to bring in a profit last year.
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