The Telegraph Media Group has appointed Adrian Michaels, the Financial Times' Milan correspondent, to the newly created position of head of foreign operations in another step towards print and online integration. Michaels will oversee the group's network of correspondents and will run world news output across the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk.

"Adrian has been a subeditor, news editor, and foreign correspondent, making him ideally suited to lead our new integrated world news operation. He will be a real asset to the Telegraph's executive team," TMG editor-in-chief Will Lewis said.

Daily Telegraph foreign editor Mike Smith will leave the foreign desk and will assume a new role, while Sunday Telegraph foreign editor David Wastell will not change positions.

The Telegraph Media Group has made several staff changes, including laying off home news journalists, as well as arts correspondent Nigel Reynolds. They have also changed people's roles, such as giving former Sunday Telegraph deputy editor Iain Martin the new role of head of comment and community for both newspapers' comment sections and the Telegraph's online blogs.

Source: Guardian.co.uk through IFRA Executive News Service