Craig A. Dubow

Craig A. Dubow (born October 26, 1954) is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gannett Company.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Craig A. Dubow was born on October 26, 1954.^[1] He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977.^[2] In 1981, he worked in advertising sales for KUSA in Denver, Colorado.^[1] He then worked for KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas, and became its president and general manager in 1990.^[1][2] In 1992, he became the president and general manager of WXIA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1][2] From 1996 to 2000, he served as executive vice president of Gannett Television.^[1] He became President of Gannett Broadcasting in 2000, and CEO in 2001.^[1]

He sits on the board of directors of Broadcast Music Incorporated and the Associated Press.^[2][3] He is a member of the Business Roundtable, and the Development Board of the University of Texas at Austin.^[2] He has served on the boards of directors of MSTV, CBS, and NBC.^[2]

Dubow's annual compensation at Gannett was approximately $4.5 million.^[4]. He retired on October 6, 2011, for health reasons,^[5]. He left with a golden parachute and could receive retirement and disability benefits valued at $37 million.^[6] The amount of his retirement and disability payout has been criticized as excessive in light of the facts that under Debow's five-year tenure as CEO, Gannett's share price fell to $10 per share from over $70, and the number of employees was reduced from 52,000 to 32,000.^[7][8]

He lives in Great Falls, Virginia, with his wife Denise and three children.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Gannett Top Management
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} University of Texas biography
3. ^ ^{a b} Forbes profile
4. ^ Reuters^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Gannett Chairman and CEO Craig Dubow steps down". Reuters. October 6, 2011.
6. ^ Smith, Dylan (October 6, 2011). "Newspaper CEO resigns with $37 million payout". Tucson Sentinel.
7. ^ Goldberg, Jeffrey (October 7, 2011). "Well, This Might Make Me Want to Occupy Wall Street". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/10/well-this-might-make-me-want-to-occupy-wall-street/246329/. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
8. ^ Carr, David (October 23, 2011). "Why Not Occupy Newsrooms?". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/business/media/why-not-occupy-newsrooms.html?_r=1&hp. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 

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