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McClatchy appoints Dorsey COO

Jeff Dorsey

The following press release was sent out:

Jeff Dorsey has been named chief operating officer of McClatchy, effective immediately, after serving nine months as the company’s senior vice president of transformation. In this newly-created role, Dorsey’s portfolio will expand to include responsibility for the company’s technology and supply chain, as well as the entirety of its finance operation. These new responsibilities are in addition to his existing oversight of all aspects of McClatchy’s digitally-driven business transformation.

Dorsey joined McClatchy in October 2020 after a 15-year career with Tribune, where he held progressively responsible positions before being named SVP and chief information officer in 2015. That same year, he was a recipient of Chicago United’s Business Leaders of Color Award. Dorsey holds a bachelor of science in industrial management from Purdue University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

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