Janet L. Robinson
Janet Robinson | |
|---|---|
New York Times Company | |
| In office December 2004 – December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Russell T. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Mark Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1950 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Salve Regina University (BA) |
Janet L. Robinson (born June 11, 1950) is an American executive who was the president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company on December 27, 2004, until she retired on December 31, 2011.[1]
The New York Times
She joined the Times Company in June 1983 as an account executive at
Robinson served as group senior vice president for the advertising sales and marketing unit of company's Women's Magazine Group (which has since been sold) since January 1992, vice president and director of advertising from May until December 1994, senior vice president of the group from January 1995 until 1996, and she was senior vice president of advertising. In this capacity, Robinson was also responsible for overall advertising sales at the newspaper.[2]
From February 2001 until January 2004, she served as senior vice president and held the position as president and general manager of The New York Times newspaper from 1996 until 2004.
On December 27, 2004, Robinson was named president and C.E.O. of The New York Times Company and elected as a director of the company.[2]
Robinson unexpectedly announced her year-end retirement from the Times on December 15, 2011, after twenty-eight years with the company. Her severance package valued at about $23 million was disclosed on March 9, 2012, in the company's regulatory filing.[1][3] The reasons behind her retirement were undisclosed and fostered questions by business analysts and observers suggesting her departure resulted from personal conflicts with Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.[4][5][6][7]
Sulzberger Jr. filled in as C.E.O. of the Times Company until the search for a permanent successor was completed with the choice of
Other interests
She is the Vice Chairman of the
She was on the board of
External links
References
- ^ New York: Associated Press. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Janet L. Robinson biography". Diversity Best Practices. New York: Bonnier Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Chozick, Amy (15 December 2011). "Times Chief Is to Retire at Year-End". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Hagan, Joe (26 May 2012). "A New York Times Whodunit". The New York Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Janet L. Robinson fired at The New York Times; converted it from a regional to national newspaper". JimmyCsays,At the juncture of journalism and daily life in Kansas City blog. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Abel, David (27 May 2012). "Globe dispute key in ouster of Times CEO, article says". Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Beaujon, Andrew (27 May 2012). "Report: Janet Robinson's firing exposes deep veins of strife within New York Times". Poynter.org. The Poynter Institute. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Haughney, Christine (August 17, 2012). "Times Company Discoloses Pay Package for Incoming CEO". The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2012.