By: E&P Staff Craig Dubow has been elected chairman of Gannett's board, effective July 1. He will continue his role as president and CEO. He succeeds Douglas McCorkindale who retires on June 30.
"Craig has demonstrated his superb ability to lead this company during the year since he became president and CEO," Karen Hastie Williams, presiding director of the board, said in a statement. "In that time, he has formulated a strategic plan, begun its implementation and brought together a management team worthy of Gannett's new vision and mission."
Dubow was appointed president and CEO on July 15, 2005. Previously he was president and CEO of Gannett Broadcasting.
Williams also thanked McCorkindale: "In his 35 years with Gannett, he used his financial acumen to grow Gannett into the international company it is today. Along the way, he became the model media executive, demonstrating daily his ability to lead, to work with other companies in the industry and with Wall Street."
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