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PressReader Appoints Ruairí Doyle as new CEO; Co-Founder and CEO Alexander Kroogman Transitions to Executive Director
Friday, October 21, 2022Company Profile | Follow Company
Richmond, BC, October 21, 2022--(T-Net)--PressReader announced today the appointment of Ruairí Doyle as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer Alexander Kroogman has transitioned to the role of Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors.
Ruairí Doyle joined PressReader five years ago and is known for his considerable product and operational expertise. He initially served as the General Manager and R&D Lead at PressReader's Irish office, then relocated to Vancouver, Canada, as the Vice President of Product, and most recently worked as the Senior Vice President of Product and Operations.
Before joining PressReader, he worked for technology and digital publishing companies, including Google and Mediahuis IRL.
"Ruairí is an inspiring leader and the right person to take PressReader into its next growth phase," said Alexander Kroogman. "Working alongside Ruairí for the past five years, I have seen first-hand how heearns the trust and respect of our teammates, customers and stakeholders. Along the way, Ruairí's passion for our brand, technology and our product innovations has never faltered."
"Building PressReader from the ground up and witnessing its growth in the past 23 years with our wildly talented, fun and creative team has been the gift of a lifetime," continued Kroogman. "Today, PressReader has scaled into a profitable company serving tens of thousands of partners and customers globally. Our over 500 employees — or Pressies, as we like to call them — across Canada, Ireland, the Philippines and the US strive to meet the needs of our partners and users. And we are just getting started."
"I am honored to take on the role of PressReader's new CEO," said Doyle. "During my time with the company, I have seen PressReader evolve significantly. We have doubled down on our efforts to continually improve our products and refine the solutions that we provide to our partners and customers across different verticals, from libraries and education to aviation and hospitality."
Doyle continued, "PressReader's commitment to bringing a universe of quality content to everyone in the world — for those able to pay for access to information, and for those who can't — has made PressReader so special. The quality of our people, the sense of social responsibility, the consistentinnovation and our partner and client relationships, have provided strong foundations on which to buildin the years ahead. I look forward to working closely with the Board and the leadership team, and to listening and learning from all Pressies, as we collectively deliver on our commitment and lead the company into its next chapter of growth and impact."
About PressReader Group of companies
PressReader Limited is a group of technology companies on a mission to transform the way people read and learn in the digital age. The Company is building a data-driven and experience-centric one-stop platform to empower content creators, readers and business partners inevery step of content creation, distribution, information consumption and brand engagement.
The Company works with the publishers of over 14,000 newspapers, magazines, and educational publications and collaborates with global business partners from 150 countries to connect people from every corner of the world with quality content. The Company's online reading platform, PressReader, is the world's largest digital newsstand. The all-you-can-read platform offers more than 7,000 newspapersand magazines in 64 languages from over 120 countries.
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