Lachlan Murdoch Returns to Family Business

By Chris Ariens 

Lachlan_8.17Lachlan Murdoch, the elder son of Rupert Murdoch, is back in the family business.

Murdoch has been named non executive chairman at both News Corp. and 21st Century Fox. The 42-year-old has been a director of both companies, but effectively left the media empire in 2005 where he had been deputy chief operating officer directly responsible for News Corp.’s U.S. television stations group and publishing assets.

After Murdoch left News Corp., Roger Ailes, the co-founder and chairman of Fox News Channel, was named chairman of News Corporation’s  (now 21st Century Fox’s) television stations group

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