Gannett Names East Brunswick, NJ, Publisher
McLEAN, VA- Ketan N. Gandhi has been named president and publisher of the Home News Tribune in East Brunswick, NJ.
He previously had been group controller for Atlantic Coast Newspaper Group and a vice president at the Asbury Park (NJ) Press and the Home News Tribune. He succeeds John Ziomek, who retired.
Gandhi began his career with Gannett in 1986 as an accounting manager at the Valley News Dispatch of Tarentum, PA. He also served as controller for Gannett newspapers in Elmira, NY, Warrendale, PA, and Binghamton, NY.
“Ketan Gandhi has a strong record as a financial executive,” said Gary Watson, president of the Newspaper Division. “He also knows the East Brunswick market well. This will position him well for the added responsibilities as publisher.”
Gandhi received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Bombay University in India, a diploma of business management from K C College in Bombay and an MBA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 101 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 800 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom’s second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 21 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.
For more information, contact:
Tara Connell
Vice President of Corporate Communications
(703) 854-6049
tjconnel@gannett.com