Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, has appointed William Lewis as the chief executive of the newspaper, the Post said on Saturday. Lewis will take the reins from the interim CEO Patty Stonesifer on January 2, 2024. "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. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE"Ten years ago, I made a commitment to the future of The Washington Post, inspired by its ambitious and consequential journalism," Bezos said. I also want to thank Patty Stonesifer for stepping in to lead The Post so ably over the past several months."

Source: Washington Post November 05, 2023 11:18 UTC