Milwaukee Business Journal names new publisher

Kira Lafond has been named market president and publisher of the Milwaukee Business Journal.

A story on the newspaper’s website states, “Lafond, the publication’s director of advertising, succeeds Mark Sabljak, who recently retired. Before joining the Milwaukee Business Journal as advertising director in 2014, Lafond spent the bulk of her career in radio sales and management in Illinois and Wisconsin.

“Mike Olivieri, executive vice president of American City Business Journals, parent company of the Milwaukee Business Journal, said Lafond is a creative, thoughtful leader who is passionate about the important role the publication plays in the Milwaukee community.

“‘Her experience working across multiple revenue platforms and her proven success building and managing advertising sales organizations makes her uniquely qualified to lead a veteran Milwaukee Business Journal team at a time of great invention in how we deliver on our mission to help local executives and entrepreneurs grow their business, advance their career and simplify their professional lives,’ he said.

“Lafond said she was excited to lead the paper.

“‘I’m honored to lead the Milwaukee Business Journal team and work with respected professionals like editor-in-chief Mark Kass,’ she said. ‘We are the stewards, scribes and storytellers of our readers’ business lives. Every day we strive to inform, educate and connect our community leaders in ways that help build a stronger Milwaukee.'”

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