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The Washington Post Co.

COMPANY

Founded 1947 (though the Post itself dates to 1877), public in 1971. Corporate owner of newspapers, magazines, television stations, and various properties, including:

Official Website:
http://www.washpostco.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NYSE:WPO

Corporate headquarters:
Washington, DC

Sales:
$3.6B (2006)

Employees:
16,500

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Veronica Dillon
Attorney
c. 1949   Washington Post General Counsel
Donald E. Graham
Journalist
22-Apr-1945   CEO of Washington Post
Katharine Graham
Publisher
16-Jun-1917 17-Jul-2001 Washington Post publisher, 1966-79
Jonathan N. Grayer
Business
c. 1965   CEO of Kaplan
Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr.
Publisher
1946   Washington Post publisher, 2000-08
John B. Morse, Jr.
Business
c. 1946   CFO of Washington Post Co., 1989-2008
Richard D. Simmons
Business
30-Dec-1934   President of Washington Post Co., 1981-91
Alan Spoon
Business
c. 1951   President of Washington Post Co., 1991-2000
Katharine Weymouth
Publisher
c. 1966   Washington Post publisher
Mark Whitaker
Journalist
7-Sep-1957   CNN managing editor

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Lee C. Bollinger
Educator
c. 1946   President of Columbia University
Christopher C. Davis
Business
c. 1965   Davis Selected Advisers
Barry Diller
Business
2-Feb-1942   CEO of USA Interactive Corp.
John L. Dotson, Jr.
Publisher
?   Akron Beacon Journal publisher, 1992-2001
Melinda Gates
Philanthropist
15-Aug-1964   Married to Bill Gates
Thomas S. Gayner
Business
c. 1961   Chief investment officer at Markel
Donald E. Graham
Journalist
22-Apr-1945   CEO of Washington Post
Ronald L. Olson
Attorney
1941   Munger Tolles & Olson
Richard D. Simmons
Business
30-Dec-1934   President of Washington Post Co., 1981-91

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Warren Buffett
Business
30-Aug-1930   Billionaire in Omaha
Peter A. Derow
Business
c. 1940   Institutional Investor, Inc.
Ralph E. Gomory
Business
c. 1938   Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Katharine Graham
Publisher
16-Jun-1917 17-Jul-2001 Washington Post publisher, 1966-79
Donald R. Keough
Business
4-Sep-1926   Chairman of Allen & Company
Alan Spoon
Business
c. 1951   President of Washington Post Co., 1991-2000

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edward Bennett Williams
Attorney
31-May-1920 13-Aug-1988 Washington Superlawyer


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