News Corp. announced Thursday that Sean Giancola will become publisher and chief executive of The New York Post, replacing Jesse Angelo, who is departing the company.

It was also announced that Michelle Gotthelf will become digital editor-in-chief of The Post.

“Sean’s decades of experience in publishing and advertising make him the right person to assume the leadership of one of America’s greatest newspaper brands,” said News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson. “And Michelle’s superb skills as an editor and years with The Post will allow her to take the publication to greater digital heights.”

“Sean and Michelle are both well-equipped to build on The Post’s dramatic transformation into a digital dynamo in news, even as it stays true to its legacy of provocative and agenda-setting news coverage, in print and digital,” Thomson said.

Thomson also praised Angelo.

“Jesse has truly helped create a great platform for digital growth,” he said.