David Dinsmore became Chief Operating Officer in September 2015, and was named EVP, Chief Operating Officer in 2022.

David is responsible for Group Operations and Platform relationships, developing News UK's partnerships with tech platforms including Google, Apple and Facebook, as well as furthering strategic client relationships with the UK's biggest advertisers.

He also oversees our Data operations, including News UK's award-winning first-party personalisation tool, Nucleus: providing a decluttered, high quality experience for our digital consumers, encouraging them to view more articles and driving more advertising revenues.

David is also responsible for the efficient running of our retail, print and supply chain operations, overseeing Newsprinters, our industry-leading publishing services providers for The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times as well as, amongst others, The Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Daily Mail, Metro and Evening Standard.

He is also responsible for developing our licensing business, and growing the potential of our live events business, News Live.

David has a long history with News UK, starting as a reporter at the age of 22 on The Scottish Sun in 1990, before rising through the ranks to become Editor of The Sun in June 2013. He has held a number of senior roles at Britain’s best-selling paper including Managing Editor, in which role he helped to oversee the launch of the Sunday edition.

David began his national newspaper career on The Scottish Sun where he became Editor in 2006, taking circulation to a market-leading 400,000-plus. In 2010, David was made General Manager of News UK in Scotland and subsequently became Director of Operations for News UK.

David is President of NewstrAid, the charity which aims to provide welfare for people who are, or have been, employed in the selling and distribution of newspapers and magazines in the UK and who find themselves in hardship. He is also Vice Chairman of the News Media Association (NMA) and a board member of the International News Media Association.