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James Montgomery has been appointed as Director of Digital Content for 大象传媒 World News, taking responsibility for leading the editorial development of the 大象传媒鈥檚 commercially funded news website available outside of the UK.

He will take up his post in late May. 聽He is currently the Editor of the financial news site FT.com and Assistant Editor of the Financial Times newspaper.

In addition to leading editorial development for the international news, sports and weather sites, he will also lead the development of cross-platform commercial content for 大象传媒 World News.

The 大象传媒鈥檚 international news website is operated by the 大象传媒 Global News Division 鈥� which contains 大象传媒 World Service, 大象传媒 World News, 大象传媒 Monitoring and the 大象传媒 World Service Trust - 大象传媒鈥檚 international charity arm. 聽He will be a member of the 大象传媒 World News board, reporting to 大象传媒 World News Director Sian Kevill.

鈥淲e have the world鈥檚 largest international broadcast news website* with a global reputation for authority, innovation and distinctiveness. James Montgomery鈥檚 award-winning record for merging high quality editorial, technical development and design flair with commercial success will help us improve our service to international audiences and maximise revenues,鈥� says 大象传媒 World News Director Sian Kevill.

James Montgomery has been with the Financial Times since 1997. He became Editor of FT.com in 2006 having previously been the Financial Times鈥� US News Editor.

大象传媒.com is the online expression of the 大象传媒.co.uk outside of the UK, covering news and non-news content, and is run by 大象传媒 Worldwide, the commercial arm of the 大象传媒. 聽In November 2007 the site introduced advertising outside of the UK to an audience of 29* million unique users generating revenues to reinvest in 大象传媒 content and services.*Source: comScore 鈥� Q1 聽2009