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Jacob Mathew WAN-IFRA president

Last Updated 08 April 2011, 19:39 IST

Mathew, who will begin his two-year term on July 1, is the first Indian to hold the presidency of the global organisation of the world's press.

He will succeed Gavin O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of Independent News & Media plc, who has been president since 2004 and notably oversaw the 2009 merger of the World Association of Newspapers with IFRA, the research and service organisation for the news publishing industry.

Mathew was elected on Friday by the WAN-IFRA General As­sembly of Members, held du­ring the WAN-IFRA Board me­eting in Dublin.

“I have se­r­v­ed on the board and the Exe­c­utive Council for a period of fo­ur years. I have also been an ac­­tive participant in many WA­N-IFRA events for over two de­cades. WAN-IFRA’s wonderful work has contributed much, especially when the industry is go­ing through a critical period,” he said.

“There are opportunities and challenges. We know the gl­obal trend in the industry. However, the encouraging sign in the Asian market at the moment is different. So, one needs to address issues separately. With the committed team of WAN-IFRA, we should be able to handle the different challenging situations in a positive manner,” he said.

Tomas Brunegård, CEO of the Stampen Group in Sweden, was elected First Vice Presid­ent. He is also Chairman of the Board of the WAN-IFRA Press Freedom Development Fu­nd, which oversees the press freedom and media development work of the organisation.
WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the global org­a­­nisation of the world’s newsp­a­pers and news publishers.

Its co­­re mission is to defend and pr­­omote press freedom, quality journalism and editorial integrity and the development of prosperous businesses.

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(Published 08 April 2011, 19:39 IST)

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