FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2005
CONTACT:
Diana Porter
Morris DigitalWorks
706-828-4337
diana.porter@morris.com
Morris DigitalWorks PROMOTES THREE KEY PERSONNEL TO OFFICER, MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Morris DigitalWorks (MDW), the online division of Morris Communications Co., has promoted three key personnel to executive officer and management positions. The announcement was made today by MDW President Michael R. Romaner.
Connie Ling, previously vice president for business development, has been named chief operating officer. Chris Caldwell, previously vice president for development services, has been named chief technology officer. Beth Maloney has been named director of business development.
Ling has been with MDW since 2001 and has led efforts to develop the company's external sales business. Under her leadership, MDW has become a primary software vendor to more than 150 newspapers and several major newspaper groups. As COO, she will focus on tactical performance growth in MDW's engineering, technical support and design groups. She will also work toward growing the company's design, testing and documentation groups.
Caldwell has led all of MDW's technology development efforts since he started with the company in early 1996. As CTO, Caldwell will manage MDW's technology visioning process as the company moves forward. He also will be responsible for technology research and development, partnership development and systems assurance.
Maloney, who has helped lead the company's technology sales growth during the past two years, will take over day-to-day management of the business development group.
With Morris's Internet publishing operations and MDW's external sales efforts growing so rapidly, Romaner said the management changes were a necessity. "Our company has grown tremendously, and with the ongoing influx of business we are experiencing, we project the growth to continue," Romaner said. "It was important to place Connie, Chris and Beth in the key positions necessary to anchor our current situation as we prepare for the expansion we expect in the future."
Morris DigitalWorks (MDW), the online division of Morris Communications Co., LLC, provides tools, technologies, consulting and Web development services to Morris newspapers and external clients. For more information, visit www.morrisdigitalworks.com.
Morris Communications Co., LLC is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor guide publishing, radio broadcasting and online services.
