James Murdoch

James Murdoch
Murdoch in 2008
Born
James Rupert Jacob Murdoch

(1972-12-13) 13 December 1972 (age 51)
Wimbledon, London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
EducationHarvard University
Board member ofTesla, Inc.
Spouse
Kathryn Hufschmid
(m. 2000)
Children3
Parents
FamilyMurdoch

James Rupert Jacob Murdoch (born 13 December 1972) is a British-American businessman.[1] He is the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the former chief executive officer (CEO) of 21st Century Fox from 2015 to 2019.[2]

He was the chairman and CEO for Europe and Asia of News Corporation until 2013 when it was split into News Corp and 21st Century Fox. He was formerly a director of News Corp and was a member of the office of the chairman.[3][4]

Until April 2012,[5] he was the chairman and CEO of Sky plc, Europe and Asia, where he oversaw assets such as News International (British newspapers; publisher of The News of the World newspaper), Sky Italia (satellite television in Italy), Sky Deutschland, and STAR TV (satellite television in Asia).

He was executive chairman of News International from 2007[6] until February 2012.[7] He previously held a non-executive chair at British Sky Broadcasting, in which News Corporation had a controlling minority stake. In April 2012, he was forced to resign as chairman of BSkyB in the wake of the ongoing phone hacking scandal, in which he was implicated.[8] He was reappointed chairman of the company following its merger with its Italian and German sister companies to form Sky plc.

He was formerly an executive vice-president of News Corporation (the controlling shareholder of BSkyB) and served on the board of directors of News Datacom and of News Corporation.[9]

In May 2012, a highly critical UK Parliamentary report said that Murdoch "showed wilful ignorance of the extent of phone-hacking" and found him "guilty of an astonishing lack of curiosity" over the issue.[10] It went on to say that both Murdoch and his father, Rupert, "should ultimately be prepared to take responsibility" for wrongdoing at the News of the World and News International.[11]

  1. ^ "James Murdoch: has the heir apparent changed more than his look?". The Guardian. 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "James Murdoch | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ "10-K". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference WapoResign was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "James Murdoch leaves BSkyB job". BBC News. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ Robinson, James (9 December 2007). "Triumph of the family man". The Observer – via The Guardian.
  7. ^ Sabbagh, Dan (29 February 2012). "James Murdoch resigns as News International chairman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. ^ Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman Dan Sabbagh, 3 April 2012, The Guardian (London)
  9. ^ "James Murdoch: A chip off the old block?". BBC News. 4 November 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
  10. ^ Rushton, Katherine (1 May 2012). "What does the Select Committee report mean for Murdoch's empire?". Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ^ Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 11th report, News International and phone-hacking SMS Select Committee Report, phone-hacking, May 2012

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