By Kevin McCauley
James Murdoch, the embattled News Corp. deputy chief operating officer, is stepping down May 18 as a board member of Sotheby’s auction house.
The company said it took advantage of Murdoch’s “broad-based marketing and brand management experience and guidance regarding strategic initiatives in Asia.”
His digital expertise was another plus. Murdoch’s departing to “focus on his core responsibilities at News Corp.”
The son of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch resigned a directorship at GlaxoSmithKline’s board earlier this year.
Murdoch helmed News International, the British newspaper operation, during the phone hacking scandal that triggered the shutdown of the News of the World tabloid.
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