In July 2009 The Globe and Mail reorganised its digital news operation around two appointments. Anjali Kapoor took the newly created post of Managing Editor, Digital, joining the paper after two years as director of Yahoo Canada’s media group. Kenny Yum returned as Editor of globeandmail.com; he had been involved in the site’s launch between 2000 and 2006 and came back from The National Post.
Both changes were announced by the Globe’s John Stackhouse in an email to staff. Stackhouse wrote that they were driven by his wish for an editorial management team “focused on the decade ahead”, open to ideas and experience from across all media, willing to work with other departments and entrepreneurial in its working methods. Kapoor would report directly to him and take the lead on crafting and executing the editorial department’s digital strategy, including new projects and the choice of platforms for the paper’s journalism.
Yum was given responsibility for all editorial content on the Globe’s websites, with a particular emphasis on breaking news, a place on the strategic team handling product development inside the digital media division, and oversight of the web core team. Jim Sheppard moved to an expanded role as executive editor of globeandmail.com, responsible for traffic analysis and management. Kapoor and Yum began in August 2009.