23rd Jan 2006 13:45
Trinity Mirror PLC23 January 2006 Directorate Change Sir Victor Blank retires as Chairman of Trinity Mirror plc Trinity Mirror plc today announces that Sir Victor Blank, the chairman of theGroup, will be retiring from the Board at the Company's AGM in May 2006. Sir Victor has had a distinguished business career and joined Mirror Group asChairman in July 1998. He oversaw the creation of the UK's largest newspapergroup when Mirror Group merged with Trinity in 1999 and worked with managementto develop the business. He is Chairman of GUS plc and has held non-executiveroles in a number of companies. The composition of the Board is kept under regular review and the process toidentify a new Chairman is well advanced. Sly Bailey, Chief Executive of Trinity Mirror, said: "Victor has made a huge contribution to the success of Trinity Mirror. He hasbeen an outstanding Chairman. It was Victor who cleared the way to create theUK's largest newspaper publisher which commands more than 250 titles. Victor'swealth of experience and deep understanding of the challenges faced by publiccompanies has been of immeasurable help to me and to the management team." Sir Victor Blank, said: "Media and newspaper publishing is a fascinating and challenging industry. Ournewspapers are part of our heritage and the opportunities presented by emergingtechnologies are enormous. Trinity Mirror has the strategies in place to captureand exploit them. The management team I leave behind are first rate and arefully focused on the delivery of the options for growth" Enquiries Trinity Mirror plcNick Fullagar 020 7293 3622Director of Corporate Communications FinsburyJames Leviton 020 7251 3801 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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