New York Times Publisher To Retire, Successor Named

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The New York Times will undergo a changing of the guard at the end of 2017. Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. announced his impending retirement Thursday and named his son, 37-year-old Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, as the next publisher of the newspaper.

A.G. Sulzberger will take over as publisher of the New York Times on Jan. 1, 2018, the newspaper announced Thursday. The 37-year-old served as the Times' deputy publisher for the past year and has worked at the newspaper since joining its metro desk in 2009.

The younger Sulzberger is credited for the newspaper's "digital transformation" and was the principal author of its 2014 Innovation Report.

"Over his career, and in particular during this past year as deputy publisher, A.G. has displayed superb leadership skills," Robert E. Denham, the presiding director of The Times Company board of directors, said in a statement. "He asks smart questions, he challenges, he exercises excellent judgment and he makes things happen. His reputation as a fine journalist and digital strategist is well-earned."

In addition to serving as publisher, A.G. Sulzberger will also take over a seat on the Times board of directors.

The retirement of Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. in 2017 ends his 25-year tenure as the Times' publisher. The 66-year-old worked at the Times for the majority of his adult life after joining its Washington bureau as a correspondent in 1978, according to a press release. After taking on a number of editorial and business positions at the paper, he was named assistant publisher in 1987, deputy publisher one year later and publisher in 1992.

"It has been an extraordinary honor to serve as publisher of The New York Times and I will step down at the end of the year prouder than I have ever been of the strength, independence and integrity of this institution," Sulzberger, Jr. said in a statement.

"My colleagues - the women and men who have devoted themselves to producing and distributing the world’s best journalism – have made my job so fulfilling and I am forever in their debt."

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