Daily Mail and General Trust : Geordie Greig named as new editor of Daily Mail

(Reuters) - Geordie Greig has been named as the new editor of the Daily Mail, the newspaper company Daily Mail and General Trust said on Thursday.

Greig's appointment follows the announcement on Wednesday that Paul Dacre was to step down from his role as editor in November to become the chairman and editor-in-chief of the title's publisher, Associated Newspapers.

Ted Verity, currently deputy editor at the Daily Mail, will be the new editor of The Mail on Sunday, DMGT said in a statement.

(Reporting by Shalini Nagarajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)