NEWS CORP CLASS B (NWS)
Sector: Communication
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Communication
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for NWS
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS | Chair | 54 | ["Unique and extensive knowledge of the Company, its history and its operations", "Invaluable insight on long-term strategic planning and execution", "Large-scale cost rationalization and organizational structure evaluation", "Executive leadership roles at media companies", "Led significant transactions including News Corp\u2019s purchase of a controlling stake in REA Group", "Extensive operational, strategic and financial experience within Fox Corporation, 21st Century Fox and News Corporation", "Strong leadership in developing global strategies and guiding the overall corporate agenda"] | [] | 2025 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOX | Executive Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer | 54 | ["wealth of knowledge regarding the Company\u2019s operations", "media industry expertise", "management and strategic skills", "extensive experience leading the Company and 21CF"] | [] | 2025 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. L.K. Murdoch has unique and extensive knowledge of the Company, its history and its operations through serving as Co-Chair of the Company s Board since 2014 before becoming sole Chair in November 2023, and at the Company s former parent, News Corporation, having served as a Director since 1996 and in senior executive roles, including Deputy Chief Operating Officer, from 1994 to 2005. Mr. L.K. Murdoch provides the Board with invaluable insight on long-term strategic planning and execution, large-scale cost rationalization and organizational structure evaluation gained as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of Fox Corporation and as Executive Chairman of Fox Corporation s former parent, Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ( 21st Century Fox ). Mr. L.K. Murdoch s executive leadership roles at a number of media companies also allow him to offer impactful guidance to the Board and leadership team on how the rapidly changing digital media landscape affects News Corp s businesses. Other Key Skill Sets Led many significant transactions, including News Corp s purchase of a controlling stake in REA Group, a leading online real estate business in Australia, which was initiated by Mr. L.K. Murdoch with an initial strategic investment of approximately $1 million and resulted in a corporate asset with a market capitalization of approximately $32 billion AUD Extensive operational, strategic and financial experience serving in several senior leadership positions within Fox Corporation, 21st Century Fox and News Corporation, including as Deputy Chief Operating Officer, with oversight of HarperCollins and the Company s Australian businesses, including REA, Chairman of News Limited (now known as News Corp Australia); Publisher of the New York Post and on the Board of Foxtel Strong leadership in developing global strategies and guiding the overall corporate agenda Employment and Other Experience 2019 Present Executive Chair, Fox Corporation (a news, sports and entertainment company) 2018 Present Chief Executive Officer, Fox Corporation 2015 2019 Executive Chairman, 21st Century Fox (a diversified global media and entertainment company) 2014 2015 Co-Chairman, 21st Century Fox 2005 Present Executive Chairman, Illyria Pty Ltd (a private company) 2009 2022 Executive Chairman, NOVA Entertainment (an Australian media company) 2012 2014 Non-Executive Chairman, Ten Network Holdings Limited (an Australian media company) 2011 2012 Acting Chief Executive Officer, Ten Network Holdings Limited 2000 2005 Deputy Chief Operating Officer, News Corporation (the Company s former parent) 1994 2005 Various roles, News Corporation Other Corporate Directorships Fox Corporation (2019 Present) 21st Century Fox (formerly News Corporation) (1996 2019) Ten Network Holdings Limited (2010 2014)