News Corp Appoints Jim Kennedy As Chief Communications Officer

(RTTNews) - News Corp (NWS, NWSA) said Wednesday that it has appointed Jim Kennedy as Chief Communications Officer, responsible for the company's global corporate communications and media relations initiatives and strategy.

Kennedy begins his new role on December 9 and will report to News Corp Chief Executive Robert Thomson. He will be based in New York.

Kennedy joins News Corp from Sony Corporation of America, where he currently serves as Senior Vice President for Strategic Communications.

Kennedy has overseen media relations for Sony Corporation of America at Sony's New York headquarters since October 2011. He previously served as head of communications for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City, California. Kennedy joined Sony Pictures in 2005 after a career in public service that included work as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary to President Bill Clinton.