Move.com appoints new ceo

News Corp has appointed Ryan O’Hara as its new Chief Executive Officer of Move.com, effective from 5th January 2015.

Mr. O’Hara will replace CEO Steven Berkowitz, who has led the company since January 2009.

The appointment follows the acquisition of Move, which includes Realtor.com, by News Corp.

"We are excited to have secured Ryan O’Hara to take the helm at Move, given his record of transforming businesses in the digital age and his clear determination to accelerate the growth of the company. We are also extremely grateful to Steve Berkowitz for his years of astute and principled leadership, during which period he secured greater operating flexibility for the business and put the company on a solid growth trajectory," comments Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of News Corp.