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Category Investors Date 5/9/2006 |
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CanWest MediaWorks Appoints New President, Publications
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| CanWest appoints experienced publisher Dennis Skulsky to fill role |
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TORONTO /CNW/ - Peter Viner, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Limited Partnership, Canadian Operations, CanWest MediaWorks Inc. today announced the appointment of Dennis Skulsky to the position of President, CanWest Publications. In this position, Mr. Skulsky will oversee the Company's print assets, including 10 metro dailies, Lower Mainland Publishing Group, the Vancouver Island community newspaper group, CanWest News Service, Dose and CanWest Books. He will also have responsibility for overseeing the National Post. The position will be based in Toronto.
"I am delighted that Dennis has accepted this position and that we have been able to fill the role from within the organization," said Mr. Viner. "Dennis brings a wealth of strategic and operational experience in publishing and is well respected within CanWest for his enthusiasm, vision and strong leadership capabilities."
Mr. Skulsky began his career nearly 30 years ago as Circulation District Manager with the The Edmonton Journal. Since that time he has held a variety of senior leadership positions, with Southam Inc., Hollinger and CanWest. In his most recent position of President and Publisher, Pacific Newspaper Group, Mr. Skulsky was responsible for the The Vancouver Sun, The Province and the Lower Mainland Publishing Group, as well as for College Printer, the company's commercial print operation. Through his additional responsibilities as Group Publisher, Western Region, Mr. Skulsky also oversaw all of CanWest MediaWorks western daily newspapers, including The Vancouver Sun, The Province, The Times-Colonist (Victoria), The Calgary Herald, The Edmonton Journal, Leader-Post (Regina), The Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon) and 12 community newspapers in B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
"I feel extremely privileged to be given this opportunity to lead the largest newspaper organization in Canada," said Mr. Skulsky. "Newspapers continue to be an important part of the fabric of our communities, and I feel CanWest is well positioned to meet the evolving needs of consumers through our leading positions in each of our markets, combined with the strength of our outstanding national news service."
A search for a new Publisher for the Pacific Newspaper Group is currently underway.
About CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc.
CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CanWest MediaWorks Limited Partnership which in turn is 74% indirectly owned by CanWest Global Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.SV and CGS.NV, www.canwestglobal.com) and 24% indirectly owned by the CanWest MediaWorks Income Fund (www.canwest.com/incomefund).
CanWest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwestglobal.com), an international media company listed on the TSX (CGS.SV and CGS.NV) and NYSE (CWG), is Canada's largest media company. CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers, and owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in free-to-air and subscription-based television networks, out-of-home advertising, web sites, and radio stations and networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
For further information: Dervla Kelly, Director, Corporate Communications, ,
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