More News Ltd execs depart

By By Alexandra Roach | 6 July 2012
 
The Australian marketing director Lisa Bora.

The executive exodus at News Limited continues, with Herald Sun editor Simon Pristel and marketing director of The Australian, Lisa Bora, both leaving the company recently.

AdNews understands the departure of Bora, who has taken a role with internet giant Google's Australian and New Zealand arm, is unrelated to the mass restructure currently underway at News Limited.

It is unknown if Pristel's resignation is directly related to the restructure. Pristel has resigned after four years in his role, during which time he launched the Herald's paywall, making it the first Australian tabloid to do so.

Pristel began his career at News Limited in 1989 as a copy boy, before stints at News Limited's South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, the Canberra Press Gallery, The Boston Herald, Sydney and in East Timor. He edited the Sunday Herald Sun before moving to edit The Herald Sun.

“I am proud to have led the Herald Sun through an extraordinary period of transformation in the media business,” Pristel said in a statement. “After 23 years in print it is time for a new challenge.

The Herald Sun has grown from not only the most popular newspaper in the nation, but to a dominant digital brand, reaching more than two million Victorians each week.

“It is a great team and I wish them well as they embark on the next stage of the digital journey.”

News Limited chief executive Kim Williams said: “Simon has contributed significantly to our company over many years. He is a strong editor and journalist who really contributed to ensuring that the Herald Sun is the most widely read newspaper in Australia with a great digital offering.”

Bora and Pristel's departures follow that of other executives at the media company, including News Australia Sales' chief commerical officer Tony Prentice and marketing director, paid content Anthony Hearne, both revealed by AdNews.

News Limited has not yet revealed how many jobs will be lost as its 19 current divisions are rolled into only five, but some reports place numbers as high as 1,500.

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