PREPRESS
Group
M Inc. promoted Jeff Lewis to vice president of public relations and Joel
Samberg to senior writer/consultant. The company also hired Melissa Fisher and
Rockfeler Gue.
Mike
Gold stepped down from his role as chairman of CNI Corp. effective immediately.
Gold founded CNI in 1988 and was a part owner and president until 2000 when Jon
Dickinson purchased his shares and assumed the role of president.
POSTPRESS
Dan Kemper was named president of Schur Packaging Systems Inc. Kemper was
formerly director of sales at the firm, which opened its U.S. sales office in
2003.
The Kennedy Group hired Jeff Deitz as vice president of business development for
the Promotional Response Product division.
 Andrew
S. Ritchie last month was named publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press.
Ritchie,
who formerly served as vice president of operations at The Globe and
Mail in Toronto, assumed his new position Jan. 30.
Ronald
Stern, chairman of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership, which
owns the Free Press, said Ritchie will bring valuable knowledge,
experience and energy to the newspaper.
“We
are delighted to have Andy Ritchie join our management team in
Winnipeg,” Stern said .
Ritchie
has 19 years’ experience in the newspaper industry, working for papers
in Great Britain, New Zealand and Canada. He joined The Globe and Mail
in 1999 and coordinated the newspaper’s printing operations, which are
based in six commercial plants across the country.
The
Free Press serves the Winnipeg and Manitoba markets, with an average
seven-day circulation of 125,000.
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INDUSTRY
John
A. (Jack) Williams was named to the newly created position of president of
Gannett Digital. Williams will oversee all Internet and digital initiatives for
the company’s domestic operations.
In
other Gannett corporate news, Leslie Sears was named an assistant controller
while Wendell J. Van Lare, vice president and senior labor counsel, will head
Gannett’s labor relations group. He will take over from John Jaske, who
retired at the end of January.
| Kramer
rejoins
NYDN from NYT
The
(New York) Daily News named Marc Kramer as chief executive officer.
Kramer
joined the paper from The New York Times, where he served as senior vice
president of circulation.
Kramer
had formerly worked at the Daily News from 1993 to 1998, during which
time he served as vice president and general counsel, according to the
Daily News. At The Times, he held a number of positions, including
senior vice president of production.
According
to an article in the Daily News, Kramer said his priorities would
include developing the paper’s print edition as well as concentrating
on its online efforts. |
Knight
Ridder named Steven T. Broas as publisher of The News-Sentinel in Fort Wayne,
Ind. Broas will also serve as president and chief executive officer of Fort
Wayne Newspapers, which prints The News-Sentinel and the Journal Gazette.
Morris
Publishing Group LLC named Derek J. May as publisher of The St. Augustine (Fla.)
Record. He replaces Ronnie Hughes, who retired at the end of last year after 38
years of service with Morris.
OBITUARIES
Dick
Tilanus, chief executive officer of Punch Graphix plc died last month as a
result of complications following a routine operation.
“We
are deeply saddened by Dick’s death, which was wholly unexpected,” said
Geoffrey White, chairman of Punch Graphix. “He will be greatly missed by all
his friends and colleagues at Punch Graphix, and we extend our deepest
sympathies to his family.”
Jan
Smits, the company’s chief financial officer, will assume the role of acting
CEO until a permanent one is named.
