New Chief Executive at Examiner Publications (Cork) Limited

2/9/2001 -

Mr Padraig Mallon, Head of Advertising, has been appointed Chief Executive Designate at Examiner Publications (Cork) Limited. He replaces Mr. Alan Crosbie, who has indicated his wish to relinquish the position in early May.

Mr. Anthony Dinan, Managing Director, Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited, to whom Mr. Mallon will report, announced the appointment yesterday (Monday). He said that Mr. Mallon's energy, drive and success will ensure the further growth of the company and the group.

Mr Mallon attended St. Colman's College, Claremorris. He is 39.

Mr. Dinan also praised Mr. Crosbie's contribution during his tenure as Chief Executive of the company that prints and publishes The Irish Examiner and Evening Echo and said that he was delighted that Mr. Crosbie had agreed to take on the role of non-Executive Chairman with Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited and Examiner Publications (Cork) Limited at the next AGM of both companies.

The Thomas Crosbie Holdings Group comprises The Irish Examiner and Evening Echo, which are printed and published by Examiner Publications (Cork) Limited; The Sligo Weekender, The Western People, The Down Democrat, The Newry Democrat, The Waterford News and Star and The Kingdom newspapers.

It also has a New Media Division, which operates all the newspapers websites, provides Teletext service for TV3 and operates Recruit Ireland, which is run by Tom Crosbie.

Other interests of the Group include property investment portfolios, local radio and forestry. Mr. Mallon (39) is native of Galway and was a educated in St. Colman's College, Claremorris and is a graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland.

Mr. Mallon began his working life with the Galway Advertiser newspaper before moving to the Golden Pages where he held positions in sales and Sales Management. He moved to Australia in 1991 where he worked with Reed Business Publishing, Peter Isaacson Publications, The Melbourne Age and Australian Provincial Newspaper (APN).

Mr. Mallon joined Examiner Publications in 1996 as Classified Advertising Manager. He has been Head of Advertising since 1997. In that time, Padraig has presided over spectacular growth in the company's advertising revenues. The annual rates of growth have far outstripped the national average.
Mr. Mallon is married with two sons and lives in Crosshaven, Co. Cork.