Gary Davey is COO, News Corp Stations Europe

Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | London
News Corp has announced appointments to three new senior roles in its European television businesses.

Gary Davey and Steve Tomsic respectively become Chief operating officer and Chief financial officer of News Corp Stations Europe, a new entity which includes terrestrial television stations and their associated businesses operating across Europe outside the UK and Ireland. Marc Heller becomes senior Vice-president, Strategy and Corporate development, European Television.

Previously Davey served as CEO, Star TV, News Corp's Pan-Asian business, and prior to that he was deputy Managing director at British Sky Broadcasting Plc in the UK. He began his career at The Adelaide News in South Australia and has played a number of roles in the development of News Corp businesses.

Steve Tomsic has been appointed Chief financial officer, News Corp Stations Europe. Tomsic has worked for the past two years at Sky Italia and prior to that at Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV platform partially owned by News Corp.

Marc Heller will become senior Vice-president Strategy and Corporate development, European Television. Heller has been based in Paris working on mergers and acquisitions for News Corp. He worked in a similar role at Vivendi and was also a senior executive at Telepiu, one of the predecessor companies to Sky Italia.

Tom Mockridge, CEO, European Television, said, "These executives bring exceptional experience from around News Corporation to our European television businesses. We have assembled a high caliber management team and I look forward to working with them."