Menzies gets new boss from Trinity
Ellis Watson, managing director of Trinity Mirror’s Nationals division, is leaving the business in September to return home to Scotland.
Watson, 38, joined MGN as general manager in 2003, and was appointed managing director of the Nationals division, with responsibility for both the UK and Scottish National titles, in May last year.
In September Watson will join John Menzies plc, where he will take up the role of managing director at Menzies Distribution, based in Edinburgh.
During his time with Trinity Mirror, Ellis has juggled his life between Canary Wharf and his family in Scotland, where he has two children.
However, speaking of his imminent departure, he said: “I’ve loved every thrilling moment in this wonderful business working alongside many of the most talented people in newspapers. I’m really grateful to Sly (Bailey) for giving me the opportunity to oversee some of the UK’s best-loved titles, and in doing so to post a cracking set of results. But I also love my family, and wish to see them grow and develop, so I’m returning to my other passions in life and they are all in Scotland.”