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increased competition from low-power television stations, wireless cable services and satellite master antenna systems,
which can carry pay-cable and similar program material. In addition, movies and television programming are available
free of charge on the websites of the major TV networks, as well as on the advertising-supported website Hulu.
Executive Officers
The executive officers of the Company, each of whom is elected annually by the Board of Directors, are as follows:
Donald E. Graham, age 66, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since September 1993 and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company since May 1991. Mr. Graham served as President of the Company from May 1991
until September 1993 and prior to that had been a Vice President of the Company for more than five years. Mr. Graham
also served as Publisher of the Post from 1979 until September 2000 and as Chairman of the Post from September 2000
to February 2008.
Veronica Dillon, age 62, became Senior Vice President of the Company in June 2008 and the Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of the Company in January 2007. Ms. Dillon began her career with the Company in January
1991 as corporate counsel at Kaplan, Inc. She was subsequently named General Counsel at Kaplan in June 1995 and
then served as Kaplan’s Chief Administrative Officer beginning in December 2003.
Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr., age 65, became Vice Chairman of the Company and Chairman of the Post in February 2008.
Mr. Jones joined the Post in 1980 as Vice President and counsel. In 1995, he became President and General Manager
and was named Associate Publisher in January 2000. In September 2000, he succeeded Donald Graham as Publisher
and Chief Executive Officer of the Post and held both positions until February 2008. Mr. Jones left the Company on
December 31, 2011.
Hal S. Jones, age 59, became Senior Vice President–Finance of the Company in November 2008 and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company in January 2009. He had most recently been Chief Executive Officer of Kaplan Professional,
responsible for Kaplan’s professional businesses in financial services, real estate, technology and engineering in the U.S.
and the U.K. Mr. Jones has spent 21 years at the Company and Kaplan, serving in a variety of senior management
positions with a focus on finance, auditing and accounting.
Ann L. McDaniel, age 56, became Senior Vice President–Human Resources of the Company in June 2008 and was
formerly Vice President–Human Resources of the Company since September 2001. She served as Managing Director of
Newsweek, Inc., from January 2008 until the sale of Newsweek magazine in September 2010. Ms. McDaniel had
previously served as Senior Director of Human Resources of the Company since January 2001 and before that held
various editorial positions at Newsweek.
Gerald M. Rosberg, age 65, became Senior Vice President–Planning and Development of the Company in June 2008
and was formerly Vice President–Planning and Development of the Company since February 1999. He had previously
served as Vice President–Affiliates at the Post, a position he assumed in November 1997. Mr. Rosberg joined the
Company in January 1996 as the Post’s Director of Affiliate Relations.
Wallace R. Cooney, age 49, became Vice President–Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company in June
2008. Mr. Cooney joined the Company in 2001 as Controller and prior to that had been with Gannett Co., Inc. and
Price Waterhouse LLP.
Employees
The Company and its subsidiaries employ approximately 18,000 people on a full-time basis.
Worldwide, Kaplan employs approximately 12,000 people on a full-time basis. Kaplan also employs substantial numbers
of part-time employees who serve in instructional and administrative capacities. During peak seasonal periods, Kaplan’s part-
time workforce exceeds 17,500 employees. In Canada, 51 Kaplan employees are represented by a union.
Cable ONE has approximately 2,298 full-time employees, none of whom is represented by a union.
WP Company has approximately 1,911 full-time employees. About 1,016 of WP Company’s full-time employees and
about 266 part-time employees are represented by one of five unions. Collective-bargaining agreements are currently in
effect with locals of the following unions covering the full-time and part-time employees and expiring on the dates
indicated: 862 editorial, newsroom and commercial department employees, represented by the Communications
Workers of America (July 26, 2013); 28 machinists, represented by the International Association of Machinists
(January 11, 2014); 10 photoengravers-platemakers, represented by the Graphic Communications Conference of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (February 5, 2015); 28 paper handlers and general workers represented by the
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