Univision Communications has said News Corp executive Raju Narisetti will take over as chief executive officer of Gawker Media, which has been renamed Gizmodo Media Group, The Wall Street Journal reported. Univision acquired Gawker Media in August, after it lost an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit to wrestler Hulk Hogan and subsequently declared bankruptcy. Hulk Hogan had sued Gawker after a post on the site included a clip of the wrestler's sex tape. Univision Communications won the media company in an auction for $135 million.

Narisetti's new responsibilities involve overseeing the business and editorial functioning of the entity which includes Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Deadspin, Lifehacker and Kotaku. His role will be under the purview of Isaac Lee, Univision’s chief news, digital and entertainment officer, and Felipe Holguin, the president and chief operating officer of Fusion Media Group.

The new CEO was senior vice president of strategy at News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal. Narisetti started his career in journalism at The Wall Street Journal as a reporter and editor. He went on to serve as managing editor at the Washington Post from 2009 to 2012 and was the founding-editor of business newspaper Mint in India.

Officials said he will join Gizmodo Media Group by October.