The editor of The Sun is leaving the paper to take up a senior role advising the Chief Executive Officer of new News Corp, which will be incorporated next Friday. Dominic Mohan has been tasked with exploring strategic opportunities for the new company across Europe. He will be based in London but will report directly to Robert Thomson in New York.

Dominic Mohan has been with the Sun for 17 years and has edited the paper since 2009. Britain's most popular tabloid is read by more than 15 million people a week, and has an unrivalled reputation for scoops, sport, humour and headlines.

Dominic Mohan said: "It has been a real privilege to edit the Sun, an intrinsic part of modern Britain, loved by its readers and unmatched by its rivals. I am proud of the way we have informed and amused our readers in recent years and also campaigned on their behalf in difficult economic times. I would like to thank my peerless staff for the creativity and spark they have brought to the paper day after day.

“I am confident The Sun will go from strength to strength, and now look forward to a new challenge of helping a brand new company find its feet and build a strong future for its journalism across the globe."

David Dinsmore will take over as editor of The Sun on Monday, June 24. The 44 year-old from Glasgow worked his first shift on the paper at the age of 22. He became editor of the Scottish edition in 2006 and was promoted to General Manager of the company's operations in Scotland in 2010. Following a brief stint as the Managing Editor in London he joined the Executive of News International last October as Director of Operations.

David Dinsmore said: "There is no better job in journalism than editing Britain's most popular paper. I relish the opportunity to build on the historic strengths of the Sun, and harness new digital opportunities to offer our loyal readers more than ever. Our exclusive rights to show mobile football clips of the Premier League will be a major enhancement this summer and a sign of more to come.”

Mike Darcey, CEO of News International said: "Dominic brought real imagination and flair to The Sun, maintaining its formidable reputation for exclusive news, sport and showbiz with wit, wisdom and insight. David Dinsmore is ideally placed to take the team to even higher levels. He has a proven track record on the paper over two decades and has recently helped steer the Premier League project with great skill and vision.

“These are exciting times for our company, with new leadership on all our titles and an Executive team that has been transformed in recent years. We will join the new News Corp next week in a strong, determined and confident position and I have no doubt that we will secure a sustainable future for the world-class journalism we all cherish."