Dow Jones restructures, president Todd Larsen quits

Dow Jones restructures, president Todd Larsen quits

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MUMBAI: Dow Jones president Todd Larsen has stepped down after two years in the role and 13 years at the company.

Larsen has worked for Dow Jones for more than a decade.

Dow Jones CEO Lex Fenwick said, “Our digital business, one that others look to emulate, is at the forefront of the industry, and that is a testament to Todd’s leadership and guidance, and we will continue to build upon that as we move forward”.

Dow Jones has promoted Alisa Bowen, who is The Wall Street Journal Digital Network GM, to Dow Jones head of product. Kelly Leach, currently senior VP of strategy, was named Dow Jones for Europe, Middle East and Africa MD and will become The Wall Street Journal Europe publisher .

In addition, Dow Jones also promoted Jennifer Jehn to head of circulation, Tracy David to head of marketing, Victoria Chin to head of customer service and Dan Hayter to head of institutional sales in the Americas.

Dow Jones is also creating a new data-strategy department, which will be run by Joe Lanza, who is Dow Jones Financial Markets president.

Larsen was responsible for the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Factiva and Dow Jones Newswires.