Anne Marie Owens appointed Editor, Toronto Star
TORONTO, Ontario – March 24, 2021 – Torstar Corporation announced today that Irene Gentle, currently Editor of the Toronto Star, has been appointed Vice President, Inclusion and Strategic Partnerships, effective April 26, 2021.
In this new position, she will review and evaluate new strategic media opportunities as well as overseeing the development of inclusion and diversity initiatives for the company. She will report directly to Jordan Bitove, co-owner of Torstar and Publisher of the Toronto Star.
Ms Gentle will be succeeded as Editor of the Toronto Star by Anne Marie Owens, former Editor-in-Chief of the National Post who comes to the Star from McMaster University where she is Executive Advisor, Strategic Communications.
“Irene has contributed immeasurably in the nearly three years she has been at the helm of the Star newsroom,” Bitove said. “Under her excellent leadership, we launched and developed our successful digital subscription strategy, producing innovative and award-winning news stories and features on multiple platforms, including during the current pandemic that has forced our newsroom to operate remotely. Just last week under her leadership Star journalists were nominated for eight National Newspaper Awards.