Tribune Publishing Company Names Alex Rotonen Vice President, Investor Relations

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Tribune Publishing Company TPUB today announces the appointment of Alex Rotonen, CFA, as Vice President of Investor Relations, reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sandra Martin. Rotonen, who joins the Company on November 16^th, will be responsible for all aspects of investor communications and will work with Tribune Publishing's executive leadership team on a broad range of strategic, financial and operational initiatives.

"Alex is a great addition to the team," said Martin. "His significant financial, investment and investor relations experience spans more than 20 years in successful leadership roles including sell-side analyst, portfolio manager of a hedge fund and most recently VP/Investor Relations for a public company."

Alex earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

"Tribune Publishing is a collection of market-leading brands and unique digital properties with deep local reach and national scale," said Rotonen. "I am thrilled to be a part of this team and am eager to tell the digital transformation story and showcase the significant value of the Company and its media assets."

ABOUT TRIBUNE PUBLISHING

Tribune Publishing Company TPUB is a diversified multiplatform media and marketing-solutions company that delivers innovative experiences for audiences and advertisers. The Company's diverse portfolio of iconic news and information brands includes 11 award-winning major daily titles, more than 60 digital properties and more than 180 verticals in markets, including Los Angeles; San Diego; Chicago; South Florida; Orlando; Baltimore; Carroll County and Annapolis, Md.; Hartford, Conn.; Allentown, Pa., and Newport News, Va. Tribune Publishing also offers an array of customized marketing solutions, and operates a number of niche products, including Hoy, El Sentinel and VidaLatina, making Tribune Publishing the country's largest Spanish-language publisher. Tribune Publishing Company is headquartered in Chicago.

For more information, please visit www.tribpub.com.

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