As News & Tech reported June 8, Ifra and the World Association of Newspapers have agreed to merge into a single organization, effective July 1.
The new group, called the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-Ifra) will represent more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 Web sites and more than 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries.
The merged organization said it will retain current headquarters in Paris and Darmstadt, Germany, and WAN CEO Timothy Balding and Ifra CEO Reiner Mittelbach will retain their current positions through 2009. A permanent CEO will be hired next year.
WAN President Gavin O’Reilly, Group CEO of Dublin-based Independent News and Media, will serve as president of the new organization through 2010. He’ll be succeeded by Horst Pirker, president of Ifra and CEO of Styria Medien AG in Austria.
Monday, June 29, 2009
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