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Paul Smurl Named Vice President, Advertising for The New York Times

Friday 20. June 2008 - The New York Times announced today that Paul Smurl has been named vice president, advertising, effective immediately. In his new role, he will be responsible for sales development, agency relations and presentations in addition to strategy and planning, and will continue to report to Denise Warren, senior vice president, advertising, for The New York Times Media Group.

Mr. Smurl, 39, began his career at The Times in 2003 as a director in strategic planning, where he was a liaison to advertising. He moved to advertising in 2005 as managing director of the telecom team, and then later of the technology team. In 2007, he was named executive director, strategy and planning, and joined the advertising leadership team.
“During the past year, Paul has been instrumental in heading up several core departmental initiatives and in representing advertising in media group initiatives, including the development of digital strategy,” said Ms. Warren. “In each of these posts, Paul has distinguished himself as a thoughtful and results-oriented leader.”
Before coming to The Times, Mr. Smurl was a management consultant and attorney, advising media and telecom companies like News Corporation and British Telecom on business strategy and legal matters. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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