Michelle Krans Named Group VP at Gannett's Pacific Group

By: E&P Staff Michelle Krans was appointed group vice president at Gannett?s Pacific Group. She is also president and publisher of The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif.

?Michelle is a fine example of the next generation of Gannett executives,? said Sue Clark-Johnson, president of the Newspaper Division, in a statement. ?Her approach to management is to get the job done. She?ll be a great help to the publishers of the Pacific Group.?

Before becoming president and publisher at the Desert Sun, Krans was director of advertising, director of market development, and manager of marketing and promotions at the paper. She also was director of market development at The Salinas Californian.