Geoff Iddison, who has served as a Non-Executive Director since January 2010, will step down at the end of June 2013.
Stephen van Rooyen has held a number of senior roles at Sky since joining in 2006, his most recent position being Managing Director, Sales and Marketing. He was previously Director of Strategy at Virgin Media and has also worked at News International and Accenture in both Australia and the UK.
Ian Russell, Chairman of Johnston Press, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Stephen van Rooyen to the Board. Stephen has extensive experience and I am confident that his knowledge and perspective will add significant value to the business. We look forward to working with him in continuing to develop the Company.
I would also like to thank Geoff for his commitment and contribution to the Company over the past three and a half years. He has made a considerable contribution to the development of our digital strategy over this period and we wish him all the best for the future."
