New York Times is making some important changes in its executive ranks, Hollywood Reporter Two executives have been promoted as the CTO is set to depart in the coming months, underscoring the news company’s business focus on subscriptions, data and technology under CEO Meredith Cupitt Levin, it has learned.
Levine revealed the changes in a memo to employees Monday morning.
We will see the changes New York Times CTO Jason Sobel has left the company, and Levin told employees he informed her of his decision to leave the position late last year. the times The search for a successor begins, with Sobel sticking around until they find one.
Sobel joined times In 2021, it is based in California. Levin wrote that he “believes, and I agree, that times This next chapter would be best served by a senior-level technology executive who can have a very regular presence at our headquarters in New York City.
Alex Hardiman and Hannah Yang will also be promoted to executive vice presidents, with Hardiman adding joint oversight of engineering and Yang adding joint oversight of data across the company. Both executives were also closely involved in development timesThe subscription business, where Hardiman already oversees product, cooking and gaming and Yang oversees marketing and customer service.
“Alex and Hannah have proven themselves as leaders, collaborators and executives at The times” says Levine THR In a statement. “Alex is a talented producer and operational leader who helped shape the core subscription strategy that has driven so much of… times“Recent commercial success. She has also been a key leader in our continued embrace of technology to make our journalism and products more engaging and accessible. Hannah embodies mission-driven leadership in a way that has inspired the entire company to keep our subscription business growing and thriving. I couldn’t be more optimistic about what they will achieve with expanded responsibilities from here.”
Hardiman, in particular, is also the CEO charged with “working with leaders across the organization to ambitiously and responsibly use AI to advance our human-made journalism, make our products more accessible and useful, and better empower our colleagues in their daily work,” Levin wrote to employees.
“As part of this accountability, Alex orchestrates our efforts to advance the AI product vision across the company, which she facilitates on behalf of AG[[times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger, Joe[[times “[Editor Joe Kahn]and I, and with the news leaders and within each of the products in our portfolio,” she added.
from times It is jointly appointing its next CTO to Hardiman and Levin, with Levin and Yang jointly overseeing data. The idea is that by promoting the duo to the position of executive vice president and giving them key responsibilities alongside the CEO’s decision-making, the company’s decision-making process will be accelerated. Both executives already report to Levin, but the new structure will give them additional responsibilities.
Levin also announced that Rebecca Grossman Cohen and Anand Venkatesan will join the company’s executive committee, which sets the direction for the company. Grossman Cohen was Levin’s chief of staff and was leading it times Partnerships with technology platforms, including artificial intelligence companies. She will become senior vice president of strategic partnerships and operational operations. Venkatesan serves as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development, including oversight of mergers and acquisitions activity. He will add oversight to the Audience Insights Group.
The changes confirm priorities timesBusiness strategy, with a strong focus on product improvements, subscription growth, technology investment and innovation, including finding the right ways to use AI in the news organization.
