Hearst has tapped the head of its digital operations, Lincoln Millstein, as deputy group head of its newspaper group. Millstein, who has been senior vice president for digital media at Hearst, assumes the role of executive vice president-deputy group head of Hearst Newspapers, filling a position that has been vacant since March 2011, when Mark Aldam was promoted to president of Hearst Newspapers.

Millstein, a former top executive at the New York Times' digital operations, joined Hearst in 2005 and has spearheaded initiatives such as a consortium of 700 newspapers in the partnership with Yahoo and a 1,000-paper partnership with Monster. He's also championed deals with Google, Zillow and other digital companies.