Craig A. Dubow

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Craig A. Dubow
Born (1954-10-26) October 26, 1954 (age 69)
Education
Gannett Company

Craig A. Dubow is the former

Gannett Company.[1][2][3]

Biography

Dubow was born on October 26, 1954.

Atlanta, Georgia.[1][2] From 1996 to 2000, he was the 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

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]

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 Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Forbes profile". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  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. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
    - Carr, David (October 23, 2011). "Why Not Occupy Newsrooms?". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2011.