The New York Times is making some significant changes to its executive ranks, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, promoting a pair of executives as its CTO is set to depart in the coming months, underscoring the news company’s business focus on subscriptions, data and technology under CEO Meredith Kopit Levien.
Levien revealed the changes in a memo to staff Monday morning.
The changes will see New York Times CTO Jason Sobel exiting the company, with Levien telling staff that he informed her of his decision to leave the role late last year. The Times is beginning the search for a successor, with Sobel sticking around until they find one.
Sobel joined the Times in 2021, and is based in California. Levien wrote that “he believes, and I agree, that The Times would be best served in this next chapter by a ranking tech executive who can be
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