Dow Jones Appoints M. Scott Havens as Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of Consumer

Note to employees from Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal: Colleagues, I am pleased to share that M. Scott Havens is appointed as chief growth officer and global head of consumer for Dow Jones. In this new role, Scott is responsible for driving core retail subscription growth and other consumer revenue streams for key Dow Jones brands including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, and MarketWatch and for launching new initiatives for Dow Jones consumer brands. Scott brings deep experience building and growing global consumer media brands. He was CEO of Bloomberg Media, after having served as chief growth officer and global head of strategic partnerships. He previously was president of The Atlantic and held senior digital positions at Time Inc. and Condé Nast. Most recently he served as president of business operations for the New York Mets, combining business leadership with a lifelong passion for his team. The new consumer group will include Sharon Ribner, who will also remain interim head of marketing while our search for a CMO continues; Dan Shar, executive vice president and general manager of Dow Jones Wealth and Investing; Mae Cheng, executive vice president and general manager, events and luxury products and services; Nolly Evans, general manager, The Wall Street Journal Digital. They will each report to Scott and will remain on the ELT. Overseeing our retail subscription business and new retail subscription initiatives, Scott will work closely with my direct reports Emma Tucker and her News team, Josh Stinchcomb and his Advertising team and Nicky Halstead, who joined recently to build out our Enterprise subscriptions operations. Scott’s appointment completes that team. Scott will join the ELT and will report to me. He will start his new role officially at the start of the new year. Please join me in welcoming Scott to Dow Jones. Almar Latour CEO, Dow Jones Publisher, The Wall Street Journal

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