CBC has rearranged its news department, handing new titles to members of its management team, as it continues to make changes focused on improving operations.

The Ceeb’s former director of English network TV news, Jonathan Whitten, is now exec director of news content, putting him in charge of the news assignment desk, while Heaton Dyer will now work across all media platforms as exec director for programming strategy and innovation.

Todd Spencer is now in charge of the CBC News Network, the 24-hour channel formerly known as Newsworld. Spencer’s previous title was exec director of news content.

Fred Youngs will manage work flow as director of strategic resource management, while Gino Apponi has been appointed chief of staff for Jennifer McGuire, GM of CBC News. McGuire announced the news in a recent memo to staff.

The changes take effect on April 1. CBC began a massive restructuring of its news operations about three years ago, the result of which was unveiled last October.

In other CBC news, the recent federal budget has put a freeze on salaries for employees for three years.