NEW YORK, NY, April 16,
2004 –
News Corporation today announced that Peter Barnes, the
former president of Philip Morris Asia, Inc., and Viet Dinh,
professor of law at Georgetown University, have been elected to the
company's Board of Directors. The appointments are effective
immediately. The elections of Mr. Barnes and Professor Dinh, and the
resignation of Mr. Kraehe, increase the number of News Corporation's
directors to 14.
News Corp. also announced that the resignation from the board of
Graham Kraehe became effective today. Mr. Kraehe foreshadowed his
resignation after his recent appointment as chairman of the National
Australia Bank.
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