Caroline Waterston, Editor-in-Chief at The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and mirror.co.uk, has announced she will be stepping down at the end of the year.

Caroline started as a trainee news reporter at the Sunday Mail in Scotland 25 years ago, winning the Young Journalist of the Year award in Scotland. She went on to hold a number of senior editorial positions for national titles including at the Sunday Mirror, Express and Daily Star, before moving to an Editor-in-Chief role for Reach’s magazine portfolio and then the Editor-in-Chief role at the Mirror. During her time with the magazines, Caroline spearheaded the digital transformation of OK! and created and launched the popular OK! Beauty Box, which has continued to grow since its launch.

Caroline said: “I am grateful for the incredible opportunities I have had over the last 25 years at Reach, from starting as a news reporter trainee at the Sunday Mail in Scotland to editing the Mirror, the company’s flagship title.

“I would like to say a huge thank you to the fantastic journalists and editors, production and art teams, picture desk and photographers, social and video teams and the EAs who have worked alongside me in my role as Editor-in-Chief of the Mirror and magazines and throughout my career. The foundations we have built over the last two years will hopefully allow this incredible team to continue to grow the Mirror and magazine brands in an ever changing media landscape - producing high quality, trusted journalism across print, digital and video.

“I am now looking forward to my next challenge outside of the Reach family and I wish everyone the very best for a brilliant future.”

A new Editor-in-Chief for The Mirror will be appointed imminently.