Johnston Press has announced the resignation of its chief operating officer Danny Cammiade

Cammiade leaves the company on 31 March in a restructure that sees its regional managing directors now reporting to group commercial director Neil Jones, and previous other direct reports of Cammiade reporting directly to chief executive Ashley Highfield.

Johnston said Cammiade, who has been an executive director since 2005, is leaving the company “after completing an agreed transition period” following the appointment of Highfield in November 2011.