Mr.聽Mowbray was elected as the Company鈥檚 President and Chief Executive Officer (鈥淐EO鈥) in February聽2016. Prior to his election as CEO, Mr.聽Mowbray was the Company鈥檚 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from April聽2015, and served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2013. He previously was publisher of the Company鈥檚 largest newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, from 2006 to 2013, where he drove the Company鈥檚 digital efforts and piloted many significant digital products and initiatives. Mr.聽Mowbray is a member of the News Media Alliance board of directors, where he also serves on its executive committee and is the chair of the board of trustees of the American Press Institute. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Associated Press.
As President and CEO, Mr.聽Mowbray has direct responsibility for all aspects of the Company鈥檚 operations, with special focus on digital growth, revenue expansion and business transformation. His familiarity with the Company and his role in spearheading the development of our five-year strategic plan and digital strategies and overseeing our transformation, coupled with his 35聽years鈥 of executive and management experience in the publishing industry, makes him a valuable addition to our Board.