Clive (pictured) has successfully delivered many of NI’s most ambitious programmes and also represented News International within the industry with great professionalism. He played a key role in the development of News International’s modern print plants at Broxbourne, Knowsley and Eurocentral which, according to News International, set a new standard for the industry. Among many other achievements, Clive pioneered a new and more efficient distribution network for the News International titles.
Rebekah Brooks, Chief Executive, News International, said: “I have long valued the energy and vision Clive brought to his many key roles with this company. He joined News International as a young man and epitomises a culture in which talent and hard work can rise to a commanding role at the top of the company, as he has done. I and my colleagues will miss him.”
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation, said: “Clive has been my colleague at News International for 30 years and in that time I have had great regard for the skill with which he helped create the successful company we see today. Clive is a professional newspaperman of the highest calibre who has served both his company and the whole industry in the UK with distinction. We all wish him well in the future.”