Tribune's CEO Peter Liquori Speaks

From: Peter Liguori
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:22 AM
Subject: Tribune's New CFO, New Appointment for Chandler Bigelow

Today we are announcing the hiring of Steven Berns as Tribune’s EVP/Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Chandler Bigelow to the newly created position of EVP/Chief Business Strategies & Operations Officer.

These positions and the people occupying them are significant, so I want to spend a minute talking about them with you.

Steven comes to Tribune from Revlon, Inc., the worldwide cosmetics and beauty products company, where he has been CFO since May 2009. As you can see from the attached press release, throughout his career, Steven has held a variety of executive finance positions of increasing scope and responsibility. In addition to his financial acumen, Steven also has an open and innovative management style—he’ll be a great partner on our senior leadership team.

As to Chandler’s new role, the last several months at Tribune have convinced me he is the perfect choice to help craft the strategy behind the ongoing transformation of our broadcasting and publishing businesses. He has great strategic instincts, and he believes deeply in the incredible talent of our people, the strength of our assets, and the power of our distribution platform. He understands Tribune’s rich history and is passionate about its future success.

I couldn’t be happier or more excited about having Steven and Chandler helping to chart the company’s path forward. I look forward to working with them—I know you will, too.

Peter