Andrew Miller named as GMG interim chief executive

Guardian Media Group has today appointed Andrew Miller, chief financial officer, as its interim chief executive. Miller will take over from Carolyn McCall, who joining easyJet as chief executive after 24 years with the company, on 1 July. He joined GMG, which publishes MediaGuardian.co.uk, in August last year from Auto Trader publisher Trader Media Group , where he was also chief financial officer. TMG is jointly owned by GMG and private equity group Apax Partners. The process of recruiting McCall's successor is being led by a nominations subcommittee chaired by Amelia Fawcett, chair of GMG, and including Liz Forgan, chair of the Scott Trust – the owner of the Guardian, Observer and theguardian.com – and non-executive directors John Bartle and Neil Berkett. This group is in the process of appointing executive search consultants and will consider both internal and external candidates. Miller has previously held senior roles at Pepsi, Bass and Proctor & Gamble, having gained his accountancy qualifications with Price Waterhouse. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".