SCMP appoints technology leader Liu to spearhead 113-year-old publication’s digital evolution
The South China Morning Post has appointed technology leader Gary Liu as its chief executive officer, with effect from January 3, 2017.
Liu is the former chief executive of New York-based news aggregator Digg, and previously led Spotify Labs at the Swedish music and streaming service provider.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Gary as the next chief executive officer of the SCMP. Our readers expect SCMP to maintain its editorial excellence while staying relevant in the face of technology disruption,” Joe Tsai, Chairman of the SCMP Board of Directors, said.
“As an influencer and innovator in digital media and someone with roots in Greater China, Gary is the perfect fit to take SCMP’s vision – coverage of Greater China from an Asian perspective for a global audience – to the next level and show our readers the future of news in the age of mobile and social media.”
Liu will take over from Robin Hu, who, as previously announced, is returning to his native Singapore after five years at the helm.
As an influencer and innovator in digital media and someone with roots in Greater China, Gary is the perfect fit to take SCMP’s vision ... to the next level
Tsai said: “Under Robin’s leadership, SCMP has transformed itself from a legacy newspaper to a respected digital media company, always staying true to its core values of quality, integrity and trust. I want to thank Robin for his five years of stewardship and look forward to his continued counsel as a board member of SCMP.”