News Corp., which is splitting into two units on Friday, has moved its chief communications officer, Julie Henderson, to media and entertainment company 21st Century Fox.

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Ashley Huston, who was VP of corporate communications for News Corp.'s Dow Jones unit, will head communications for the second entity, known as new News Corp. and holding the company's newspapers, information services, publishing, sports programming and similar units.

Henderson was promoted to the executive VP slot and holds the CCO title at the new 21st Century Fox unit and will continue to serve as News Corp's chief spokeswoman overseeing global communications and handling the new corporate brand. While Rupert Murdoch will be CEO and chairman of 21st Century Fox, current COO Chase Carey will run to the unit.

Carey said of Henderson's promotion: "Julie is an invaluable member of our executive team, and her work in effectively communicating our vision and corporate perspective on key issues has become even more vital as we begin a new chapter in our company's history."

Henderson had been senior VP of corporate affairs and CCO for the past year and a half. She moved to the corporate parent from PR roles with Fox Interactive Media. Earlier on the agency side, she headed the digital unit at mPRm PR.

Huston at the new News Corp. has a senior VP title. She is a former VP at Rubenstein Communications, which works for News Corp. and Dow Jones, and director of media relations at ESPN.