News International CEO Rebekah Brooks Resigns
Will be replaced by Sky Italia CEO Tom Mockridge
News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has resigned after facing intense pressure from British lawmakers and the public over the News of the World hacking scandal, reports The Guardian. Brooks announced her resignation to company staff on Friday morning, saying that it had been accepted by Rupert and James Murdoch after some discussion, and thanking them both for their support.
“As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place,” Brooks said in a letter to News International employees.
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