Hope Hicks, former White House communications director, is the new head of corporate communications for the new Fox corporation, which includes Fox broadcasting, Fox Sports, and Fox News, Variety reports.
Fox, the media company formed in the wake of 21st Century Fox's sale to the Walt Disney Company, announced the hiring Monday. Hicks, a former model, worked on President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign as press secretary and left the administration in February after admitting to telling "white lies" on behalf of the White House in testimony before Congress.
The Walt Disney Co. is expected to complete its $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment and media assets next year, leaving Fox with news and sports at its primary focus. Hicks will replace former executive vice president and chief communications officer for 21st Century Fox, Julie Henderson, who chose not to transition to the new Fox corporation, along with senior vice president Nathaniel Brown.
Hicks will report to Fox's head legal and policy officer, Viet Dinh. Fox also announced Monday that Danny O’Brien, former executive vice president and head of government relations for GE Transportation, will join the company in that same role.
"Hope and Danny are proven leaders and world-class public affairs professionals," Dinh told Variety. "Together they will define and project Fox's voice to our relevant communities."
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