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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Gannett Top Management
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 University of Texas biography
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Forbes profile
  4. ↑ Reuters
  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. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  8. ↑ Carr, David (October 23, 2011). "Why Not Occupy Newsrooms?". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2011.