MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2012--
Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN), a diversified media company,
announced that Faith E. Perkins, SPHR, has been named Vice President -
Human Resources and will begin on August 27.
Ms. Perkins joins Journal from Cox Media Group, where she was Regional
Vice President Human Resources based in West Palm Beach, Florida. In
this role, she was a member of the senior leadership team and set HR
strategy to drive a high performance culture for diverse media
operations.
“We are excited to welcome Faith to our corporate team at Journal,” said
Steven J. Smith, Chairman and CEO. “She has experience in all types of
media including television, radio and newspapers and has proven senior
level HR expertise in organizational effectiveness, talent management,
benefits, and compensation.”
“I am both extremely excited and sincerely honored by the opportunity to
work with Journal Communications,” said Ms. Perkins. “Journal is such a
well-respected media company. I’m looking forward to working with the
team to help create a best in class human resource function that values
people and supports business objectives.”
Prior to Cox, Perkins was Vice President Human Resources for Susquehanna
Pfaltzgraff Co. where she led Human Resources for the Susquehanna Radio
Division. Perkins was also a human resources manager at Hanover Direct,
a director of Human Resources at DNA Enterprises, and a Staffing Manager
at Fidelity Investments.
She received a Bachelor of Arts from Dallas Baptist University and is on
schedule to complete a Master of Science in Human Resources Development
from Villanova University in 2013. She is certified in the Birkman
Method for group development, and is a Senior Professional in Human
Resources (SPHR).
Media Staffing Network assisted Journal Communications in this national
search.
About Journal Communications
Journal Communications, Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was
founded in 1882. We are a diversified media company with operations in
radio and television broadcasting, publishing and interactive media. We
own and operate or provide programming and sales services to 35 radio
stations and 14 television stations in 12 states. We publish the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, which serves as the only major daily newspaper for
the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and several community newspapers and
shoppers in Wisconsin. Our interactive media assets build on our strong
publishing and broadcasting brands.
Source: Journal Communications, Inc.
Journal Communications, Inc.
Andre Fernandez, 414-224-2884
President
and Chief Financial Officer
