Evening Standard has announced the appointment of Mike Soutar as Chief Executive. Mike has worked as a senior executive across print, digital and broadcast, both in the UK and internationally. In 2007 he co-founded the pioneering free distribution magazine, digital and events start-up, Shortlist Media. As Chief Executive, he drove its development to make it one of the fastest-growing media companies in Europe, and in 2016 he oversaw the sale of the business.

Mike Soutar, CEO of the Evening Standard says, “I’ve been a regular reader of the Evening Standard since the late 1980s when I first moved to London. It is the city's heartbeat – a Londoner’s essential source of news, entertainment, listings and inspiration...I look forward to working with the talented team at the Evening Standard to grow an even stronger business that will continue to play a central role in shaping and reporting the cultural and political development of the greatest city in the world.”