Biography

Rebekah Brooks has served as a member of the Board of Directors since June 2020. Since 2015, Ms. Brooks has been Chief Executive of British newspaper publisher News Corp UK & Ireland Limited, part of New News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA), a mass media and publishing company (“News Corp”), having first joined News Corp in 1989. Starting as a feature writer for the News of the World, Ms. Brooks became Editor of the Sun in 2003, a position she held until July 2009. From 2009 to 2011, she served as Chief Executive of News International, overseeing a period of significant growth in newspaper operating profit and paid-for digital subscriptions at The Times. Following her appointment as Chief Executive of News Corp UK and Ireland, Ms. Brooks restructured the Sun’s online strategy, driving significant audience growth. In 2016, she also oversaw the strategic acquisition of Wireless, the owner of national radio brands talkSPORT, talkRADIO and Virgin Radio and subsequently launched Times Radio and TalkTV. Ms. Brooks is a Director of News Group Newspapers and Times Media, and a Non-Executive Director of PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association.