Gibson takes on the role with immediate effect and will oversee trading across The Times and Sunday Times.
He will report into NI trading director Dominic Carter who said of the appointment:
“Lee is an outstanding talent and I’m confident that he is the right choice to lead trading across Times Newspapers in 2011 and beyond.”
Gibson has worked at NI for 11 years. Prior to his role as Times Newspapers senior trading manager he was group business manager across Times Newspapers and Magazines and a group head before that.
Gibson replaces Liam Reynolds.