WSJ Asia names new publisher

William Lewis, the interim CEO of Dow Jones & Co., sent out the following announcement on Thursday:

I am pleased to announce some significant changes to our leadership structure in Asia that will position us for success.

Effective immediately, Mark Pope will take the role of Managing Director of Dow Jones Asia, and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Asia reporting into me. Mark has done an excellent job of transforming the Asia advertising sales team and building a strong revenue pipeline in the region. Much like Kelly Leach’s role in Europe, Mark will lead our brands across Asia, bringing the local heads of departments together around a set of unified goals to carve out a successful commercial future for our business.

Mark will drive forward our consumer revenue strategy in Asia and in particular will coordinate activities across Circulation and Advertising Sales. Heads of departments in Asia will continue to report into their respective functional global heads, but work cohesively with Mark to grow our business in Asia. As part of this change, Charlotte Lee has left the company and we wish her well in her future endeavors.

To support this new structure, Kamy Chiu – VP International HR will take on additional responsibilities as Deputy Managing Director of Dow Jones Asia assisting Mark in his new role.

I am really confident and excited about the future for our business in the region and look forward to seeing many of you again when I return to Asia shortly. Please join me in congratulating Mark and Kamy on their new roles and wishing them success for the future.