Trinity Mirror has announced the appointment of
Ellis Watson to the new post of General Manager, MGN Ltd.
Reporting to Chief Executive Sly Bailey, Ellis will take direct
responsibility for MGN's three principal commercial functions: advertising,
circulation and marketing. He will also be a member of the Executive Committee
of the Group.
Ellis, 35, is currently Managing Director of Celador
International, which licenses television formats on and off air around the
world. The most well known is "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", the world's most
successful TV format.
Before joining Celador Ellis spent ten years with News
Corporation on commercial operations, most notably as Marketing Director for
News Group, which publishes the Sun and News of the World.
Editors of MGN's national newspapers - Daily Mirror, Sunday
Mirror and The People - will continue to report to Sly Bailey.
"The new role is at the heart of an improved management
structure for our national newspapers. Ellis has enormous commercial experience
in media and in particular national newspapers. He will bring a renewed
commercial focus and vigour to the operation. I am delighted to welcome Ellis to
our team," said Sly Bailey.
Ellis will take up his appointment on 5th June 2003.
