‘Greatest Editor of his generation’
A STATEMENT from Lord Rothermere, Chairman of parent company DMGT, said: ‘I would like to put on record my and DMGT’s gratitude to Paul Dacre for his brilliant stewardship of the Daily Mail and other titles within the Group over three decades.
‘Paul is, quite simply, the greatest Fleet Street Editor of his generation not only for his huge circulation successes on both the Mail and Standard but also for the sheer power of his many campaigns, investigations and crusades that have held power to account, given a voice to the voiceless and often set the political agenda, through six prime ministerships. He has done this while working tirelessly to defend Press freedom to the benefit of our whole industry.
‘I am absolutely delighted that Paul has agreed to continue to stay on after his 70th birthday as Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Associated Newspapers in addition to advising me and taking on other broader responsibilities in the company at a time of profound upheaval in the media landscape.’