Wall Street Journal appoints MD for European edition

The Wall Street Journal has appointed Jon Housman as managing director of its European edition. Housman, the co-founder and former chief executive of New York-based media company Jungle Media Group, replaces Rien van Lent, who is leaving the company to establish his own consultancy.

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