DAVE ELLETT NAMED HEAD OF BELO INTERACTIVE MEDIA
May 08 2008 - 11:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
Former Powered and Docent CEO to Coordinate A. H. Belo's Digital
Strategy DALLAS, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. H. Belo
Corporation (NYSE:AHC) announced today that is has named David R.
(Dave) Ellett to the position of senior vice president, president
and General Manager of Belo Interactive Media (BIM). As head of
BIM, Ellett will be responsible for managing AHC's interactive
media division which is focused on developing innovative solutions
and digital product offerings for A. H. Belo and Belo Corp.
(NYSE:BLC). BIM continues to provide certain online services and
support following the successful distribution of AHC's newspaper
and online assets from Belo Corp. earlier this year. Ellett will
report to Skip Cass, A. H. Belo's executive vice president. Belo
Interactive Media provides an array of content and advertising
services and enterprise-wide technical support for A. H. Belo and
Belo Corp.'s Web sites across the country. Both companies' Web
sites are industry leaders in terms of both local audiences and
revenue generation and are typically among the highest-visited
local sites in their respective markets. A. H. Belo and Belo Corp.
are both expanding their online and digital strategies to include
multiplatform offerings and business models to enhance their
already successful online operations in ways that extend beyond
traditional content offerings and display and classified
advertising models. Ellett joins A. H. Belo after having held
senior positions in several Internet-focused businesses. He most
recently served as CEO and Chairman of Powered, an industry-leader
in building social commerce Web sites for major brands and
publishers. Before joining Powered, Ellett served as CEO at Docent,
Inc., a leader in enterprise e-learning and business performance
management. He has held several other senior management positions
with early-stage online ventures. Prior to his work with smaller,
stand-alone Internet companies, Ellett held positions with Oracle
and EDS. He was corporate vice president/Worldwide Education for
Oracle and spent 13 years with EDS in a number of key management
roles including president of the Performance Services Group. "Our
search centered on recruiting a leader who understands how to help
our sites take advantage of our consumer engagement and enhanced
targeting and audience tracking capabilities, while developing and
launching new products that will allow us to expand reach and
relevance to both audiences and advertisers," said Cass. "Dave is a
leader who understands the inner-workings of a larger organization
and brings an entrepreneurial and fast-moving start-up mentality to
quickly grow our digital business building capabilities." "This is
a very exciting and dynamic time for local media companies that are
building their online and digital businesses," said Ellett. "The
strong brands, content and sales relationships that local media
companies possess, when channeled into new technology advances and
innovations, offer a huge potential for local media companies to
connect with audiences and advertisers in entirely new and
different ways." About A. H. Belo Corporation A. H. Belo
Corporation (NYSE:AHC) headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a
distinguished news and information company that owns and operates
four daily newspapers and 12 associated Web sites. A. H. Belo
publishes The Dallas Morning News, Texas' leading newspaper and
winner of eight Pulitzer Prizes since 1986; The Providence Journal,
the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in the U.S. and
winner of four Pulitzer Prizes; The Press-Enterprise (Riverside,
CA), serving southern California's Inland Empire region and winner
of one Pulitzer Prize; and the Denton Record-Chronicle. The Company
publishes various specialty publications targeting niche audiences,
young adults and the fast-growing Hispanic market. A. H. Belo also
owns direct mail and commercial printing businesses. Additional
information is available at http://www.ahbelo.com/ or by contacting
Maribel Correa, director/Investor Relations, at 214-977-2702.
DATASOURCE: A. H. Belo Corporation CONTACT: Maribel Correa,
director, investor relations of A. H. Belo Corporation,
+1-214-977-2702 Web site: http://www.ahbelo.com/
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