Reach plc announced that, by mutual agreement, Jim Mullen will be stepping down from his role as Chief Executive, and will leave the Board with immediate effect. He will remain available for a short handover period, before taking a new role with The Jockey Club. Piers North, currently Chief Revenue Officer at the Company, has been appointed Chief Executive with immediate effect.
He joined Reach in 2014, and has held several senior digital strategy roles both at Reach and at Yahoo, having started his career as a digital journalist.