Michael Golden

Mr. Golden was appointed vice chairman of The New York Times Company in October 1997. He was also elected to the Company's Board of Directors in 1997. In March 2009, Mr. Golden added to his portfolio the responsibilities of president and chief operating officer for The New York Times Company Regional Media Group.

Mr. Golden served as publisher of the International Herald Tribune from November 2003 to January 2008. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Golden served as chief administrative officer for the Company.

Previously, Mr. Golden served as the Company's vice president for operations development from January 1996 to 1997. He was executive vice president and publisher at the Company's Tennis magazine from October 1994 to January 1996. Before that, he served as executive vice president and general manager of the Company's Women's Publishing Division from September 1991 to October 1994. The Times Company sold its Women's Publishing Division in 1994.

Mr. Golden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in 1971 and a master's degree in education in 1974 from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Penn. He earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1977 and an M.B.A. in 1984 from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., where he achieved membership to the national honorary business fraternity.

Mr. Golden is vice chairman of the board of directors for International Center for Journalists, a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization that raises journalism standards through hands-on training workshops, seminars, fellowships and international exchanges. Additionally, Mr. Golden serves on the board of The Associated Press.