Encarna Samitier assumes the presidency of the newspaper 20 minutes. He thus abandons the management of the newspaper, which will remain in the hands of his until now number two, Jesus Morales.
The change was announced at the gala 20 minute rewards. With this decision adopted by the Henneo group Samitier’s more than seven years of leadership at the head of the newspaper are coming to an endjust as he turns 65.
It was the president of the Henneo group, Fernando de Yarza, who made the announcement. He took the opportunity to thank “the commitment, dedication and professionalism” of both.
Jesus Morales He’s a man of the house. He has been part of the Henneo group for 13 years where he started as a correspondent in Madrid for the Heraldo group. In 2018, he joined 20 minutes as deputy chief information officer. Three years later, he was named deputy director and now takes charge.
Born in Zaragoza in 1976, he is Graduate in Journalism from CEU-San Pablo University of Madridmaster’s degree in European Policies from the Institute of European Studies of the Free University of Brussels and a diploma in Constitutional Law and Political Sciences from the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies, dependent on the Ministry of the Presidency.
The still director of the newspaper He assumes the presidency of the newspaper after seven years at the head of the editorial staff. He arrived at this position in 2017 to take over from the newspaper’s founder, Arsenio Escolar.
Born in Barbastro in 1959, Encarna Samitier graduated in Information Sciences from the University of Navarra. A large part of his professional career is linked to the Henneo group, where he began working in 1981 at Heraldo de Aragón. There he launched the documentation service.
In 2016, she took charge of the Communication and Opinion department of the Aragonese group, until she was chosen to lead the 20 Minutes.
