Hearst CEO and leadership

James M. Asher is a senior vice president and the chief development officer of Hearst. He joined Hearst in October 1997 and served as chief legal officer of Hearst for over 20 years. He is a member of the board of directors of Hearst, Fitch Group and CAMP Systems and is a testamentary trustee under the will of William Randolph Hearst.

As chief development officer, he is engaged with Hearst’s senior operating teams in new ventures, acquisitions and internal business development efforts. He is also co-chair of the Hearst Ventures investment committee.

Asher joined Rogers & Wells, an international law firm, in 1974 after graduating from New York University School of Law with a juris doctor degree. He was named a partner of the law firm in 1981, was appointed the firm’s managing partner in 1990 and became chairman of the executive committee in 1994.

Debra C. Robinson is senior vice president, chief technology officer for Hearst Magazines. Robinson is responsible for leading and coordinating IT initiatives and operations across all Hearst Magazines business units, which include 20 U.S. consumer magazine titles; Hearst Magazines Digital Media; CDS Global, the Hearst-owned international data management company that provides customized fulfillment services to publishers and direct marketers; Periodical Publishers' Service Bureau (PPSB), the Hearst-owned circulation and subscription services company; and Hearst Magazines UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hearst Magazines in the U.K.

Mark E. Aldam is president of Hearst Newspapers and a senior vice president and director of Hearst Corporation. Hearst Newspapers, with more than 5,000 employees across the nation, publishes 15 dailies and 36 weeklies in cities including Houston, San Francisco, San Antonio and Albany. Aldam had been executive vice president, deputy group head of Hearst Newspapers since March 2010. In that role, he also had oversight of eight of Hearst’s properties as group publisher: Albany Times Union in New York, Hearst’s four properties in Fairfield County, Connecticut (Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, The Advocate in Stamford, Greenwich Time and The News-Times in Danbury, in addition to their related weeklies), Michigan’s Huron Daily Tribune and Midland Daily News, and Edwardsville Intelligencer in Illinois. Aldam joined Hearst in 2006 as publisher of the Albany Times Union, where he served for three years. He was formerly senior vice president/chief operating officer of The Hartford Courant, owned by the Tribune Company. Aldam joined The Hartford Courant in 1994 as advertising director and was named senior vice president/chief operating officer in 2005. Prior to that, he spent almost four years as senior vice president/general manager of the newspaper. Over the course of his career at The Courant, Aldam held positions overseeing sales, marketing and advertising. Aldam is on the board of directors of the Newspaper Association of America and Newspaper National Network LP, and the board of trustees of the American Press Institute.

Mitchell Scherzer is a senior vice president and chief financial officer of Hearst Corporation. He is also a member of the Hearst Board of Directors. Scherzer is a former investment banker who has concentrated most of his 20-plus-year banking career in the communications, media and entertainment industries. Scherzer began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1989, ultimately serving as co-head of its media group. While at Goldman Sachs, he gained experience on a range of corporate finance and M&A transactions across a variety of sectors in the media and communications industries. Scherzer joined JP Morgan as a managing director in 2002. He went on to head U.S. Media Investment Banking, where he led JP Morgan’s investment banking initiatives in the media industry. Scherzer was a strategic advisor to industry leaders in publishing, broadcasting, cable, television, satellite, financial information and telecommunications. Scherzer completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University and obtained an MBA from The Wharton School.

James M. Asher is a senior vice president and the chief development officer of Hearst. He joined Hearst in October 1997 and served as chief legal officer of Hearst for over 20 years. He is a member of the board of directors of Hearst, Fitch Group and CAMP Systems and is a testamentary trustee under the will of William Randolph Hearst.

As chief development officer, he is engaged with Hearst’s senior operating teams in new ventures, acquisitions and internal business development efforts. He is also co-chair of the Hearst Ventures investment committee.

Asher joined Rogers & Wells, an international law firm, in 1974 after graduating from New York University School of Law with a juris doctor degree. He was named a partner of the law firm in 1981, was appointed the firm’s managing partner in 1990 and became chairman of the executive committee in 1994.

Mark E. Aldam is president of Hearst Newspapers and a senior vice president and director of Hearst Corporation. Hearst Newspapers, with more than 5,000 employees across the nation, publishes 15 dailies and 36 weeklies in cities including Houston, San Francisco, San Antonio and Albany. Aldam had been executive vice president, deputy group head of Hearst Newspapers since March 2010. In that role, he also had oversight of eight of Hearst’s properties as group publisher: Albany Times Union in New York, Hearst’s four properties in Fairfield County, Connecticut (Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, The Advocate in Stamford, Greenwich Time and The News-Times in Danbury, in addition to their related weeklies), Michigan’s Huron Daily Tribune and Midland Daily News, and Edwardsville Intelligencer in Illinois. Aldam joined Hearst in 2006 as publisher of the Albany Times Union, where he served for three years. He was formerly senior vice president/chief operating officer of The Hartford Courant, owned by the Tribune Company. Aldam joined The Hartford Courant in 1994 as advertising director and was named senior vice president/chief operating officer in 2005. Prior to that, he spent almost four years as senior vice president/general manager of the newspaper. Over the course of his career at The Courant, Aldam held positions overseeing sales, marketing and advertising. Aldam is on the board of directors of the Newspaper Association of America and Newspaper National Network LP, and the board of trustees of the American Press Institute.

Mitchell Scherzer is a senior vice president and chief financial officer of Hearst Corporation. He is also a member of the Hearst Board of Directors. Scherzer is a former investment banker who has concentrated most of his 20-plus-year banking career in the communications, media and entertainment industries. Scherzer began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1989, ultimately serving as co-head of its media group. While at Goldman Sachs, he gained experience on a range of corporate finance and M&A transactions across a variety of sectors in the media and communications industries. Scherzer joined JP Morgan as a managing director in 2002. He went on to head U.S. Media Investment Banking, where he led JP Morgan’s investment banking initiatives in the media industry. Scherzer was a strategic advisor to industry leaders in publishing, broadcasting, cable, television, satellite, financial information and telecommunications. Scherzer completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University and obtained an MBA from The Wharton School.