Slate Appoints Hillary Frey as Chief Executive Officer
Position
Chief Executive Officer
Company
Slate
Description
Slate has appointed its editor-in-chief Hillary Frey as the new CEO, effective immediately. This appointment reflects a trend of journalists stepping into executive roles within the evolving news industry.
Quick answer
Slate Appoints Hillary Frey as Chief Executive Officer (October 21, 2026).
- Who is the new Chief Executive Officer at Slate?
- Slate named Hillary Frey Chief Executive Officer, announced October 21, 2026.
- What did Slate announce on October 21, 2026?
- Slate has appointed its editor-in-chief Hillary Frey as the new CEO, effective immediately. This appointment reflects a trend of journalists stepping into executive roles within the evolving news industry.
- What does Slate do?
- Slate is a digital news and culture magazine that provides in-depth analysis and commentary on current events and trends.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- FOX CORPORATION (October 19, 2026), The Standard Group PLC (October 30, 2026), Cape Media (October 10, 2026) and News Australia (November 11, 2026) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Slate.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Events and Publishing
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- Fox Corporation Appoints Nicholas Trutanich as General Counsel (October 19, 2026)
- The Standard Group PLC Appoints Dr Naim Bilal Yaseen as Group Chief Executive Officer (October 30, 2026)
- Cape Media Appoints June Akinyi Ndinya as Acting Chief Executive Officer (October 10, 2026)
- News Corp Australia Appoints Paul Stevenson as Director of AI and Nicholle Lindner as Director of Enterprise, AI & Data Platforms (November 11, 2026)
- Pinkvilla Appoints Vivek Mohan Sharma as Chief Executive Officer (September 11, 2026)
- Publicis Groupe Appoints Scott Hagedorn as CEO and Sam Levine Archer as CSO (October 23, 2026)
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