April 9 (Reuters) - Fortune Media named Anastasia

Nyrkovskaya as its chief executive officer on Tuesday,

succeeding Alan Murray, who would depart by the end of April

after nearly a decade-long stint at the media publisher.

Nyrkovskaya, who will be the first woman to head the

company in its 95-year history, joined Fortune in 2019 as its

chief financial officer and chief strategy officer.

As the CFO, Nyrkovskaya led the business magazine to three

consecutive years of profitable growth through 2023, the company

said.

"Anastasia has been a true partner in both expanding

Fortune's newsroom into a fully-fledged digital news operation

and continuing our focus on original enterprise reporting", said

Alyson Shontell, editor-in-chief of Fortune Media.

Murray, the CEO of Fortune since 2018, announced in October

2023 that he would step down in April. He will join the board of

the software firm C3.ai ( AI ), effective May 1.