People: News Corp (NWS.O)
NWS.O on Nasdaq
33.25USD
24 May 2013
33.25USD
24 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)
$0.18 (+0.54%)
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Prev Close
$33.07
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Open
$32.68
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$32.65
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Volume
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2,909,346
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$34.12
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Keith Murdoch |
81 | 1991 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Chase Carey |
58 | 2009 | Deputy Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Operating Officer |
David DeVoe |
65 | 1996 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President, Director |
James Murdoch |
39 | 2011 | Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO - International, Director |
Gerson Zweifach |
59 | 2012 | Senior Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer |
Joel Klein |
66 | 2011 | EVP - Office of the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer - Education Division, Director |
Paul Cheesbrough |
2012 | Chief Technology Officer | |
Roderick Eddington |
63 | 2006 | Lead Independent Director |
Lachlan Murdoch |
41 | 2005 | Director |
Jose Aznar |
59 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Natalie Bancroft |
32 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Peter Barnes |
2004 | Independent Director | |
James Breyer |
51 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Viet Dinh |
44 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Reed Nolte |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Keith Murdoch |
Mr. Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of News Corp. He has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1979 and its Chairman since 1991. Mr. K.R. Murdoch served as a Director of British Sky Broadcasting plc (“BSkyB”) from 1990 to 2007, as a Director of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. (“Gemstar-TV Guide”) from 2001 to 2008 and as a Director of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (“DIRECTV”) from 2003 to 2008. |
Chase Carey |
Mr. Chase Carey is Deputy Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Operating Officer of News Corp., since July 1, 2009. Mr. Carey previously served the Company in numerous roles beginning in 1988, including as Co-Chief Operating Officer from 1996 to 2002, as a consultant from 2002 to 2003 and as a Director from 1996 to 2007. Mr. Carey has served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sky Deutschland AG, a German pay-television operator and affiliate of the Company, since July 2010. Mr. Carey served as a President and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV from 2003 to 2009 and as a Director of DIRECTV from 2003 to June 2010. Mr. Carey also served as a Director of BSkyB from 2003 to 2008, as a Director of Gateway, Inc. from 1996 to 2006 and as a Director of Yell Finance B.V. from 2004 to 2007. |
David DeVoe |
Mr. David F. DeVoe is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President, Director of News Corp. He has been a Director of the Company and its Chief Financial Officer since 1990. Mr. DeVoe has served as Senior Executive Vice President of the Company since 1996. Mr. DeVoe has been a Director of BSkyB since 1994 and a Director of NDS Group Limited (“NDS”) since 1996. He served as a Director of Gemstar-TV Guide from 2001 to 2008 and as a Director of DIRECTV from 2003 to 2008. |
James Murdoch |
Mr. James R. Murdoch is Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO - International, Director of News Corp. He has been a Director of the Company since 2007 and its Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO, International since 2011, after serving as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Europe and Asia beginning in 2007. Mr. J.R. Murdoch was the Chief Executive Officer of BSkyB from 2003 to 2007. Mr. J.R. Murdoch has served as a Director of BSkyB since 2003 and as its Non-Executive Chairman since 2007. Mr. J.R. Murdoch has served as a Director of NDS since 2009. Mr. J.R. Murdoch was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of STAR Group Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, from 2000 to 2003. Mr. J.R. Murdoch previously served as an Executive Vice President of the Company, and served as a member of the Board from 2000 to 2003. Mr. J.R. Murdoch has served as a Director of GlaxoSmithKline plc since 2009 and as a Director of Sotheby’s since May 2010. |
Gerson Zweifach |
Mr. Gerson Zweifach has been appointed as Senior Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer of News Corp effective February 1, 2012. Mr. Zweifach served as an attorney at Williams & Connolly LLP where he was a partner from 1988 to February 2012 and currently serves as Of Counsel. Mr. Zweifach has been a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia since 1981 and the Bar of the State of New York since 1980. |
Joel Klein |
Mr. Joel I. Klein is EVP - Office of the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer - Education Division, Director of News Corp. He also oversees the MSC. He was the New York City schools chancellor from 2002 through 2010. He was the U.S. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bertelsmann, Inc. and Chief U.S. Liaison Officer to Bertelsmann AG from 2001 to 2002. Mr. Klein also served with the Clinton administration in a number of roles, including Deputy White House Counsel from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Klein received his BA from Columbia University, where he graduated magna cum laude/Phi Beta Kappa, and earned his JD from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude. |
Paul Cheesbrough |
Mr. Paul Cheesbrough has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer of News Corp., effective September 11, 2012. Mr. Cheesbrough most recently served as Chief Information Officer for News International. In this role he was responsible for the organization's technology strategy, delivery, transformation programs and digital products. Since joining News International in 2010, Mr. Cheesbrough has led enormous change at the company, moving it to more cloud-based technologies and putting innovation and engineering at the heart of the business. Before joining News International, Mr. Cheesbrough served as Chief Information Officer at the Telegraph Media Group, where he pioneered the development of a wide range of new digital products. Prior to the Telegraph, he was the Controller of Digital Media for the BBC, having started his career in IBM within its media division. |
Roderick Eddington |
Sir. Roderick I. Eddington is Lead Independent Director of News Corp., since 2006. He has been a Director of the Company since 1999. He serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee. Sir Roderick Eddington has served as Non-Executive Chairman, Australia and New Zealand of J.P. Morgan since 2006. He served as a Director and the Chief Executive of British Airways Plc from 2000 to 2005 and as the Managing Director of Cathay Pacific Airways from 1992 to 1996. Sir Roderick Eddington has been a Director of John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd since 1997, a Director of CLP Holdings Limited since 2006 and a Director of Lion Nathan National Food Pty Ltd since 2011. Sir Roderick Eddington served as a Director of Allco Finance Group Limited from 2006 to 2009 and as a Director of Rio Tinto plc from 2005 to 2011. |
Lachlan Murdoch |
Mr. Lachlan K. Murdoch is Director of News Corp. Mr. Murdoch has served as a Director of Ten Network Holdings Limited since 2010 and as its Acting Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Mr. L.K. Murdoch has served as the Executive Chairman of Illyria Pty Ltd, a private investment company, since 2005. Mr. L.K. Murdoch served as an advisor to the Company from 2005 to 2007, and served as its Deputy Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2005. |
Jose Aznar |
Mr. Jose Maria Aznar is Independent Director of News Corp. Mr. Aznar has been the President of the Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis since 1989. Mr. Aznar has been a Distinguished Scholar at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Georgetown University since 2004. Mr. Aznar is the Honorific President of the Partido Popular of Spain and served as its Executive President from 1990 to 2004. Mr. Aznar was a member of The State Council of Spain from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Aznar served as the President of Spain from the 1996 to 2004. |
Natalie Bancroft |
Ms. Natalie Bancroft is Independent Director of News Corp. Ms. Bancroft is a professionally trained opera singer, has studied journalism and is a graduate of L’Institut de Ribaupierre in Lausanne, Switzerland. |
Peter Barnes |
Mr. Peter L. Barnes is Independent Director of News Corp. Mr. Barnes has been a Director of Ansell Limited since 2001 and its Chairman since 2005. Mr. Barnes has been a Director of Metcash Limited since 1999, serving as its Chairman since 2010. Mr. Barnes served in various senior management positions in the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia at Philip Morris International Inc. from 1971 to 1998, including as President of Philip Morris Asia Inc. |
James Breyer |
Mr. James W. Breyer is Independent Director of News Corp. Mr. Breyer has been a Partner of Accel Partners, a venture capital firm, since 1987 and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breyer Capital, a global diversified investment firm. Mr. Breyer is also a co-founder and has been co-lead on the strategic investment committee since inception of the IDG-Accel China Funds. Mr. Breyer has been a Director of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. since 2001 and currently serves as its Presiding Director. Since 2009, Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Dell Inc. where he is the Chairman of its Finance Committee. Since 2005, Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Facebook where he is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Since 2004, Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Brightcove. Mr. Breyer serves as a Director of several privately-held companies including Legendary Pictures and served as a Director of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. from 2006 to 2009 and a Director of RealNetworks, Inc. from 1995 to 2008. |
Viet Dinh |
Mr. Viet D. Dinh is Independent Director of News Corp. He also reports to the Board on the work of the Management and Standards Committee (“the MSC”) that was created by the Company to have oversight of, and take responsibility for, all matters related to the News of the World phone hacking case. Mr. Dinh has been a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center since 1996. Mr. Dinh is a Member of Bancroft Associates PLLC, a law firm he founded in 2003. He also has been the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Strayer Education, Inc. since 2010. He served as an Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Dinh has served as a Director of M&F Worldwide Corp. since 2007, and served as a Director of The Orchard Enterprises, Inc. from 2007 to 2010. |
Reed Nolte |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Keith Murdoch |
30,022,300 |
Chase Carey |
24,757,500 |
David DeVoe |
10,776,700 |
James Murdoch |
16,838,100 |
Gerson Zweifach |
7,259,860 |
Joel Klein |
-- |
Paul Cheesbrough |
-- |
Roderick Eddington |
-- |
Lachlan Murdoch |
7,784,300 |
Jose Aznar |
-- |
Natalie Bancroft |
-- |
Peter Barnes |
-- |
James Breyer |
-- |
Viet Dinh |
-- |
Reed Nolte |
-- |
As Of 29 Jun 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Keith Murdoch |
12,000,000 | 0 |
Chase Carey |
0 | 0 |
David DeVoe |
2,172,500 | 5,597,940 |
James Murdoch |
0 | 0 |
Gerson Zweifach |
0 | 0 |
Joel Klein |
0 | 0 |
Paul Cheesbrough |
0 | 0 |
Roderick Eddington |
0 | 0 |
Lachlan Murdoch |
2,195,000 | 3,312,829 |
Jose Aznar |
0 | 0 |
Natalie Bancroft |
0 | 0 |
Peter Barnes |
0 | 0 |
James Breyer |
0 | 0 |
Viet Dinh |
0 | 0 |
Reed Nolte |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
MURDOCH JAMES R |
150,400 | $33.32 |
MURDOCH JAMES R |
601,600 | $33.32 |
BARNES PETER L |
1,339 | $30.34 |
MURDOCH LACHLAN KEITH |
1,339 | $30.34 |
DINH VIET D |
1,339 | $30.34 |
SHUMAN STANLEY S |
1,339 | $30.34 |
AZNAR JOSE MARIA |
1,339 | $0.00 |
MURDOCH LACHLAN KEITH |
1,339 | $0.00 |
AZNAR JOSE MARIA |
1,339 | $30.34 |
DINH VIET D |
1,339 | $0.00 |
BARNES PETER L |
1,339 | $0.00 |
EDDINGTON RODERICK IAN |
1,339 | $30.34 |
EDDINGTON RODERICK IAN |
1,339 | $0.00 |
SHUMAN STANLEY S |
1,339 | $0.00 |
BANCROFT NATALIE |
1,339 | $0.00 |
BANCROFT NATALIE |
1,339 | $30.34 |
DEVOE DAVID F |
4,080 | $30.47 |
NALLEN JOHN |
50,000 | $30.54 |
MURDOCH LACHLAN KEITH |
187,500 | $0.00 |
MURDOCH LACHLAN KEITH |
187,500 | $29.87 |
MURDOCH LACHLAN KEITH |
187,500 | $29.87 |
MURDOCH LACHLAN KEITH |
187,500 | $15.20 |
SISKIND ARTHUR M |
18,800 | $29.79 |
MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT |
258,506 | $28.86 |
MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT |
741,494 | $28.85 |
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