Suzanne Scott Named New President of FOX Business Network

Suzanne Scott

Lauren Petterson has been named President of FOX Business Network (FBN), announced Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News Media.

In a related move, Brian Jones, who currently holds this position, will depart. Ms. Petterson will also continue overseeing Talent Development at FOX News Channel (FNC). She will report directly to Ms. Scott.

In making the announcement, Ms. Scott said, “Brian is a talented executive and a distinguished colleague who built FOX Business and accomplished a great deal during his 20 years of combined service at both FBN and FNC.  We wish him continued success as he embarks on his next chapter.”

Ms. Scott continued, “Lauren has extraordinary skills in developing programming and working with talent and I am confident she will lead FOX Business to even further success.”

Mr. Jones added, “I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and working with Lauren for several years. Always a kind, creative and collaborative colleague, I’m sure she will lead the hard working FOX Business team to the next level.”

Mr. Jones helmed the launch team for FBN in 2007, and during his tenure oversaw the ratings increases over CNBC during key market hours and early evening timeslots. He led the network’s news and analysis coverage of the 2008 financial crisis, the historic equities market run, Brexit and the regulation of technology companies. Mr. Jones also directed the first two Republican presidential primary debates in FBN’s history during the 2016 election season, both of which garnered record ratings.  Prior to FBN, Mr. Jones held numerous senior management positions at News Corporation and 20th Century Fox, managing international and domestic projects with a track record of cost control, increasing revenues and profitability.

Ms. Petterson commented, “I’m thrilled to take on this new, challenging role at a pivotal time in business news and look forward to working with such a dedicated and talented staff both on and off the air.”

Prior to her promotion, Ms. Petterson served as the Senior Vice President of Morning Programming and Talent Development for FNC where she notably oversaw the entire FOX & Friends weekday and weekend franchise for the last 11 years. FOX & Friends has been the number one morning program in cable news for more than 17 years. She took on the additional talent development role three years ago and has been responsible for the hiring process of various new correspondents, anchors and contributors.

Ms. Petterson began her initial stint at FOX News as the senior producer of FOX & Friends in 2007 and left for a position at WCBS-TV for one year. She returned to FNC as the popular morning show’s executive producer in 2008. From that point on, she rose through the ranks to Senior Executive Producer and later Vice President of Morning Programming.