News Corp. Names Mike Darcey Head of U.K. Newspaper Division

Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. newspaper unit, reeling from a phone-hacking scandal, named its third chief executive officer in less than 18 months as the parent company prepares to split into two.

Mike Darcey, 47 years old and currently chief operating officer at pay-TV operator British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, will replace CEO Tom Mockridge, who plans to step down by the end of the year, the company said. Mockridge last year took over from Rebekah Brooks, who quit over the hacking and bribery scandal and faces a criminal trial next year.