The Sunday Times today announces that Ben Preston will join as an executive editor later this year.

Preston, most recently editor of the Radio Times and a former deputy editor of The Times, has enjoyed a career spanning local and national newspapers, newswires, magazines and websites.

The move comes as the newspaper, Britain's biggest-selling quality paper, prepares to refresh its design and navigation later this month. Bob Tyrer will remain as an executive editor alongside Ben Preston.

Martin Ivens, editor of The Sunday Times, said:

Ben is a hugely respected and versatile editor, able to combine incisive news judgment with a flair for engaging features, investigations and campaigns.  His breadth of experience, across both newspapers and magazines, is a perfect match for The Sunday Times and I am delighted that he will be bringing his many talents to the paper." 

Ben Preston said:

The Sunday Times has been breaking great stories and leading investigations throughout my life in journalism. It’s a privilege now to be joining The Sunday Times and having this opportunity to continue that great tradition both in print and in pixels. News has always been my first love and with Brexit and Trump I can’t think of a more exciting time to be working for ‘the’ Sunday newspaper with such a hugely talented team."