Independent News & Media (INM) has appointed Mr Vincent Crowley as chief executive of the group's Irish media interests.
The move comes after the recent appointment of Mr Gavin O'Reilly as chief operating officer of the entire group.
Mr Crowley, a qualified chartered accountant, was previously group financial controller from 1990 until 1996 when he moved to Australia as finance director of APN News & Media. He was appointed to the board of INM in 1997.
In 2000, he was appointed chief executive of APN News & Media and recently played a key role in the restructuring of the group's Australian and New Zealand operations.