Joe Leong Named VP/Chief Revenue Officer of The Albuquerque Publishing Co.

The Albuquerque Publishing Co. which publishes the Albuquerque Journal has announced the recent promotion of Joe Leong to the new position of VP/chief revenue officer.  Leong’s new position includes overseeing advertising, marketing and circulation functions of the newspaper.   Leong has been in the newspaper industry for 28 years and joined the Albuquerque Publishing Company in 2012.  Prior to that he was the circulation and marketing director for the Honolulu Advertiser and later moved to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin as circulation director. Leong led the circulation team that successfully merged the city’s two daily newspapers in 2010.   Leong graduated from New Mexico State University and started his newspaper career at the El Paso Times as district operations manager and then circulation sales manager.   Excited to return home to New Mexico and now leading the effort for the Albuquerque Journal’s financial growth and sustainability is a dream come true for Leong. He stated, “My vision for the Albuquerque Journal is to grow audience, grow advertising, and become the very best place to work for talented print and Internet savvy sales and marketing professionals.  We have the resources and commitment of independent ownership to lead this effort in our state.”