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Trinity Mirror boss quits to take up sports events role

Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has announced that its chief operating officer is leaving to head up a sporting events company.

Mark Hollinshead, who has been with the company for 17 years, is to become group chief executive with Nova International, where he has been a non-executive director since 2012.

The effective date of the change is yet to be confirmed but Mark is expected to leave Trinity Mirror plc and take up his new role in 2015.

Said Mark: “I’ve had a great career at Trinity Mirror and worked with some of the best people in media.  I’ll be sad to leave but pleased I am doing so when the business is in such good shape.”

Trinity Mirror chief executive Simon Fox added:  “I am enormously grateful to Mark for his 17 years of service to Trinity Mirror.  I am sorry to see him leave and he will be greatly missed.

“However he is moving on to develop his career in sports marketing and mass participation events about which he is so passionate and we wish him every future success.”