Mr Evers has served 32 years with the Group and he will remain on the Claverley Board and become Deputy Chairman for the UK businesses.
His successor, who takes up post as Chief Executive on January 1, 2010, is Mr Steve Brown (pictured), who will join the Group on October 1 of this year. Mr Brown has extensive experience in the UK publishing industry, having worked as Managing Director and Regional Managing Director at newspaper publishing centres in Hull, Teesside, Newcastle and Birmingham.