Haezebroeck, who has most recently led the company’s Michigan and Ohio publishing groups, will directly oversee all local and national sales on all platforms.
Haezebroeck joined Journal Register Co. in 1999 as advertising director in Fall River, Mass. He has served as publisher of The Saratogian in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio; and has held multiple publisher appointments in Michigan including publisher of The Oakland Press. Haezebroeck also previously served as president of Journal Register Newspaper Network, the company’s national sales division.
Haezebroeck’s appointment follows the promotion of Adam Burnham from vice president of sales at Journal Register Co. to senior vice president, local digital sales at Digital First Media.
In his new role as publisher, Bammel will oversee The Oakland Press, The Macomb Daily, The Morning Sun and the company’s 44 non-daily titles throughout Michigan. Bammel, who previously served as vice president of finance and general manager for Michigan, joined Journal Register Co. in 2003 as controller for Independent Newspapers Inc. in Mt. Clemens, Mich. and previously spent 17 years with Gannett Newspapers in Detroit, New Jersey and Wisconsin.