Baker: WSJ's deputy editor-in-chief

Gerard Baker was recently appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, according to a letter from the paper's Robert Thomson that's posted on Jim Romenesko's blog.
Baker, who has worked at the BBC, the Financial Times and The Times of London, will step into his new position in January. Thomson said of Baker, "he will bring considerable energy and wit to the Journal, and assist me in overseeing the transition of the paper, the website and Newswires."
Baker's background summary, from the letter:

From 1988 to 1994, he worked at the BBC, initially as a producer in London and New York, and then as Economics Correspondent. In 1994, he joined the Financial Times, where he was Tokyo Correspondent, US Economics Correspondent, and Washington Bureau Chief and Associate Editor. Four years ago, he joined The Times, where he also oversaw the development of the paper’s US Edition and its successful American website.