Hoath, the current publisher and chief executive of Melbourne Publishing, will answer directly to Metro division chief executive Jack Matthews.
Matthews told staff the result of the Hoath appointment was the role of publisher "will no longer exist".
"The new COO role will play a critical part in the redesign and reinvigoration of our print mastheads. The COO role will also be responsible for the day to day running of the mastheads, including centralised circulation strategy and sales, manufacturing, distribution and facility management."
In a statement to staff and heavy with management terminology , Matthews said the appointments follow the recent Metro strategy and the Editorial Review and the "renewed focus on ensuring our core print products (Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday) serve the needs of our audiences going forward.
The company is still searching for a chief marketing officer.The company promoted Gautam Mishra to the role of strategy director for the Metro Division.
It announced five new roles to report to Hoath; operations directors in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra; a production director to manage Metro wide production activities across all geographies; and a new director of circulation and newspaper sales to implement a “centralised strategy for profitable circulation and distribution.”
They are the latest executive appointments made by the company following cuts to its workforce announced last month and a restructure program to transform the company from print to digital platforms.
A delegation from the ACTU led by national secretary Dave Oliver met Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood to discuss the planned 1900 job cuts over the next three years.
A delegation from the ACTU led by national secretary Dave Oliver met Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood to discuss the planned 1900 job cuts over the next three years.
Mr Oliver told Media the discussions took place with representatives from the AMWU, the MEAA, the ETU and the ASU.
He said while there was no clear indication Fairfax might be open to the idea of winding back the announced cuts to its work place, Mr Oliver said “there was an opportunity to mitigate those losses.”
“The meeting was positive in that we now have an understanding from the company for future consultation,” he said.
“We are keen to provide a greater understanding to employees and Fairfax have agreed to consult more so we can achieve that.
“There will be no forced redundancies while that process is underway. But there is a process in place for voluntary redundancies.”
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