Leonard will take up the role on 1 September. The appointment follows the departures of Independent.co.uk managing director Bill Swanson and the commercial director of.
Leonard was at News International from 2006, , until last month.
of NI's digital recruitment business Milkround as part of a restructure.
Leonard's earlier experience includes heading FT.com in the EMEA region, overseeing the first implementation of the FT's online subscription model.
Swanson is to join "a boutique investment house specialising in the digital media space", according to .
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