SACRAMENTO, Calif.,
Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- McClatchy has appointed Jeffrey
Dorsey to senior vice president of transformation reporting
to chairman and chief executive officer, Tony Hunter. In this new role, Dorsey will lead
all aspects of the company's transformation efforts to accelerate
progress to a digitally driven business model with value creation
at its core.
"I am delighted to appoint Jeff to this important, strategic
role and have the benefit of his insight and experience as part of
our talented and ambitious executive leadership team," commented
Hunter. "He is a results-driven executive with deep understanding
of technology, manufacturing, finance, strategic planning, digital
operations and creating high performance work environments."
Among Dorsey's key responsibilities will be partnering with the
executive leadership team to advance the value creation agenda of
the company, ensuring that business strategies, plans and
initiatives are aligned with transformation plan, while promoting
the use of technology and digital tools to drive new, creative
solutions and mitigate risk.
Dorsey will lead McClatchy's Shared Services, Production and
Distribution operations, which consolidates supply chain functions,
centralized shared services and the management of vendor
relationships.
"I'm excited to join McClatchy and serve in a new role that will
support the acceleration of the company's digital journey," said
Dorsey. "The content that our teams provide is vital to our
communities and I look forward to working across departments to
ensure the sustainability of local news and advertising."
Dorsey built a career at Tribune over 15 years and led some of
the company's most ambitious and complex challenges focused on
systemic change, optimization of operations and consolidation of
technology organizations across print, digital and
broadcast.
Dorsey is based outside of Chicago and is active in his church and
community organizations focused on education and teen
mentoring. He volunteers for a shelter that serves individuals
experiencing homelessness. He is a 2015 recipient of Chicago
United's Business Leaders of Color Award. Jeff has an MBA from the
Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern
University.
McClatchy
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delivery of news and information essential to enhancing individual
lives and improving the 30 distinct communities that are home to
our journalists and iconic brands, including the Miami Herald, The
Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The
(Raleigh) News and Observer, and
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. We extend our unique local and
regional reach, relevance and resources to our advertising partners
through fully-integrated marketing solutions. #ReadLocal
Contact:
Jeanne
Segal
jsegal@mcclatchy.com
202-271-8880
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