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Mark Adkins was named senior vice president, advertising of Hearst Newspapers on October 31, 2005. He will assume his new position on December 1.
Adkins was previously vice president, advertising of Gannett Newspaper Division.
Commenting on his joining the company, George Irish, president of Hearst Newspapers, said: Mark brings a wealth of experience in advertising sales, strategy and management to our group. We look forward to his assuming this leadership role working with our clients and our sales forces around the country.
Prior to being named vice president, advertising of Gannett Newspaper Division in May 2004, Adkins was senior vice president, marketing at The Honolulu Advertiser beginning in 2000. Adkins was president/publisher at the San Bernardino (Calif.) County Sun and president/publisher of The North Hills (Pa.) News Record from 1996 to 1997. He began his career on the retail sales staff of Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida, and was the newspaper’s advertising director from 1990 to 1992.
Adkins added: I’m very excited about the opportunity to join Hearst. This is an impressive and diversified media company with significant assets. The newspaper division has exceptional newspapers in dynamic markets with solid and experienced leadership.
Hearst Newspapers is a unit of Hearst Corporation, and publishes leading newspapers including the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, the Albany Times Union and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The 12 Hearst daily newspapers each publish online editions. Hearst Newspapers also maintains a Washington news bureau and operates a yellow-pages publishing company serving communities throughout Texas. Hearst Newspapers is part owner of AdOne L.L.C., a premier Internet classifieds company.
Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) is one of the nation’s largest diversified communications companies. Its major interests include magazine, newspaper and business publishing, cable networks, television and radio broadcasting, Internet businesses, television production, newspaper features distribution and real estate. | 