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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$463.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Journal Register Company is a leading U.S. newspaper publishing company. Journal Register Company owns 27 daily newspapers and 368 non-daily publications. Journal Register Company currently operates 239 individual Web sites that are affiliated with the Company's daily newspapers, non-daily publications and its network of employment Web sites. These Web sites can be accessed at www.journalregister.com. All of the Company?s operations are strategically clustered in seven geographic areas: Greater Philadelphia; Michigan; Connecticut; Greater Cleveland; New England; and the Capital-Saratoga and Mid-Hudson regions of New York. The Company owns JobsInTheUS, a network of 21 premier employment Web sites.

Chairman & CEO
Robert M. Jelenic
Number of Employees 3,400
Contact Information

790 Township Line Road

Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067

www.journalregi...

(215) 504-4200

NAICS Code Newspaper Publishers: 511110

Recent Events

  • Journal Register Company Hires Chief Digital Officer

    11/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

finance and journal register co. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jean B. Clifton President & COO
Julie A. Beck CFO & Senior Vice President
Allen J. Mailman Senior Vice President, Technology
Edward S. Condra Senior Vice President, Operations
Thomas E. Rice Senior Vice President, Operations
W. Wilson Dorward Senior Vice President, Finance & Treasurer
Daryl Hively Vice President, Interactive Media
John Collins Vice President, Budget & Planning
Lee Carlson Vice President, Advertising
Marc Goldfarb Vice President
Michael Murray Vice President, Circulation
William J. Higginson Vice President, Production
Marisa L. Werkheiser Director, Investor Relations
Ricardo A. Venegas Treasurer
Sarah Smith
Burton B. Staniar Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Robert M. Jelenic Chairman & CEO
Errol M. Cook Board of Directors
Gary D. Nusbaum Board of Directors
James W. Hall Board of Directors
John L. Vogelstein Board of Directors
Joseph A. Lawrence Board of Directors
Laurna Godwin Hutchinson Board of Directors
Stephen P. Mumblow Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Integrated Newspaper Systems, Inc. President & CEO Current
Journal Register Company Chairman & CEO Current
Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current

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Journal Register Company President & COO Current
Qsp, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current
Journal Register Company Executive Vice President Former

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Journal Register Company CFO & Senior Vice President Current

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Journal Register Company Senior Vice President, Technology Current
Integrated Newspaper Systems, Inc. Vice President Current

Edward S. Condra. Mr. Condra has been the Senior Publisher Suburban Philadelphia Cluster since May 2003. Mr. Condra started his newspaper career when he joined Journal Register Company in 1991 as a classified Sales representative at The Trentonian in Trenton, NJ. Mr. Condra was promoted to Publisher of The Troy Record in Troy, NY in 1997 and was also responsible for the total Capital-Saratoga Cluster from 1999 through 2000. In October 2000, Mr. Condra was promoted to Publisher of the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pa. Mr. Condra is a 1986 graduate of Kutztown University and began his career with The Yellow Book in Huntington Valley, Pa.

Organization Position Status
Journal Register Company Senior Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Journal Register Company Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Suburban Newspapers of Greater St. Louis President & CEO Former

Organization Position Status
Journal Register Company Senior Vice President, Finance & Treasurer Current

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Journal Register Company Vice President, Interactive Media Current

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New Haven Register, Inc. CFO Current
Journal Register Company Vice President, Budget & Planning Current

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Journal Register Company Vice President, Advertising Current

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Journal Register Company Vice President Current

Michael Murray, age 57, is Senior Vice President of Circulation for the Company, a position he has held since October 2007. Mr. Murray was Vice President of Circulation since October 2002. He joined the corporate office in October 2001 as Corporate Circulation Director and has been with Journal Register Company since 1998 where he was the Circulation Director for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In early 1999, he was promoted to Circulation Director at the Delaware County Daily Times located in Primos, Pennsylvania. Mr. Murray has 39 years of newspaper management experience since beginning his career in 1969. His experience includes directorships at the Des Moines Register, and Asbury Park Press and Corporate Director positions with Thomson Newspapers and Ingersoll Publications. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of DFM Associates, Inc., a Philadelphia based publishing and advertising company.

Organization Position Status
Journal Register Company Vice President, Circulation Current

William J. Higginson, age 52, is Senior Vice President of Production for the Company, a position he has held since August of 2006. Mr. Higginson had been Vice President, Production since July 1995. He joined the corporate office in May 1994 as Production Director. Prior to that, Mr. Higginson was Production Director at the New Haven Register from 1990 to 1994 and Production Director at The Trentonian from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Higginson has 25 years of management experience in the newspaper industry.

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Journal Register Company Vice President, Production Current

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Journal Register Company Director, Investor Relations Current
Journal Register Company Director, Investor Relations Former

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Journal Register Company Treasurer Current

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Oca National Center Communications Manager Current
Oca National Website Latest News Communications Manager Current
Journal Register Company Current
Lifenews.Com Editor Former
Rosemont College MA In English and Publishing Former
The University of Tennessee BS In Communications Journalism Former

Burton B. Staniar, age 66, has been a director of the Company since May 2001 and currently serves on the Compensation Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr. Staniar is Chairman of Knoll, Inc. a global office furnishing company. Prior to joining Knoll, Inc. in 1994, Mr. Staniar was Chairman of Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, which operated television and radio stations, a television production company and cable programming ventures. He was named Chairman of Westinghouse Broadcasting Company in 1987 after previously serving as President of Group W Cable, Inc. Mr. Staniar has also held marketing and general management positions at Colgate-Palmolive Company and Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Mr. Staniar is a director at Knoll, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Chairman Former
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Board of Directors Current
Westinghouse Former

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Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current

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Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current

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Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current

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Warburg, Pincus, LLC Managing Director, New York Current
Warburg Pincus, LLC Vice Chairman & Managing Director Current
Flamel Technologies Incorporated Director (Vice Chairman of Warburg Pincus) Current
New York University Trustee Current
Flamel Technologies Incorporated Board of Directors Current
New Providence Asset Management Limited Chairman Current
Prep,Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current
The Jewish Museum Board of Directors Current
Sharegift USA Board of Directors Current
New York City Ballet Director Current
Warburg, Pincus, LLC Vice Chairman, New York Current
NYU Stern School of Business Vice Chairman Current
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Flamel Technologies, S.A. Board of Directors Current
Americans for Gun Safety Board of Directors Current
Ags Foundation Board of Directors Current
Congregation Emanu-El Board of Directors Current
Third Way Board of Directors Current
The Jewish Museum Trustee Current
Congregation Emanu-El Trustee Current
Third Way Trustee Current
Lazard Ltd. Partner Former
Mattel, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Information Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Former

Joseph A. Lawrence, age 58, has been a director of the Company since August 1997 and currently serves on the Audit Committee and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. From June 1997 to January 1999, Mr. Lawrence was Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Qwest Communications International Inc. Prior to June 1998, Mr. Lawrence was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LCI International, Inc. ("LCI"). Mr. Lawrence joined LCI in October 1993 as Senior Vice President of Finance and Development and Chief Financial Officer, assuming the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August 1997. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Lawrence was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for MCI Communications Corporation's Consumer Markets division and from 1985 to 1990 was Vice President of Finance for MCI Communications Corporation's Mid-Atlantic division.

Organization Position Status
Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current

Laurna Godwin-Hutchinson, age 48, has served on the Board of Directors since 2005 and is currently a member of the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Godwin-Hutchinson is the President of Vector Communications Corporation, a public engagement and communications consulting firm that she co-founded in 1998. Prior to that time, Ms. Godwin-Hutchinson served as a broadcast journalist for nearly twenty years and is a three-time Emmy award winner and a 2006 recipient of the Quest Award from the National Federation of Press Women – Missouri affiliate for continued high standards of professional excellence. Ms. Godwin-Hutchinson is an active volunteer in community affairs, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri; a trustee of the Greater St. Louis Community Foundation; and as a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association and Women of Achievement.

Organization Position Status
Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Journal Register Company Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Newspaper Payout Plan in Closings Clears Court

    New York Times - 7/09/09 - View Story

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