Matthew Hutchison, VP of corporate communications for CBS Interactive, will lead communications for Tribune Company's publishing spinoff, starting next month.
Tribune Co. plans to break apart in coming months -- Aug. 4 is the latest reported date -- spinning off Tribune Publishing with the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, five other daily papers and a $350M debt load. Tribune Co. will retain its lucrative broadcasting and entertainment properties, among other assets.
Hutchison takes the SVP/corporate comms. post on July 7 in Chicago after two years with CBSI, which includes CBS news and sports web properties, CNET and Gamespot. Christine Castro joined CBSI in January as senior VP of corporate comms.
Hutchison will work with Discovery Communications alum Dana Meyer, who joined Tribune last month as communications manager, reporting to CEO Jack Griffin.
He previously held senior posts at Dell and Qualcomm, and did communications stints at Sony, Apple. He started out in the agency realm at Brodeur and FleishmanHillard.
Business leaders will face challenges in the upcoming year, some of which will come as a complete surprise, or beyond anyone's imagination.
Teneo has hired Philipp Grontzki, who is a 20-year veteran of corporate communications and financial journalism, as a managing director in its strategy and communications group.
Rowan Benecke, who co-founded Zeno Group and helmed Burson-Marsteller's tech practice, has joined McKinsey & Co as director of communications for North America.
BCW has named Golin's Matt Coldagelli EVP and leader of its corporate affairs practice in Chicago.
Abby Bailey, who headed corporate communications for Fedex in its Middle East, India and Africa region, has joined Teneo as managing director in Dubai.
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.