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Russell T. Lewis
The New York Times
- 3-year return: 130%
- Age: 51
- CEO since: 1997
Lewis made major strides last year toward reinventing the Times as a national newspaper. Along with chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr., whose family still owns a controlling interest, Lewis coordinated a $1 billion plan that, among other things, introduced color printing. The two also transformed the paper into a six-section daily, opened printing plants in Washington, D.C., and Boston to improve northeastern distribution, and pushed the national edition into dozens of new markets. Revenue grew 2.5 percent to almost $3 billion.
Business Philosophy: "The collective intellect and industry of a group yields greater results than any one individual."
Headaches: A slowdown in traditional newspaper advertising. The proliferation of media choices, especially the Internet, threatens to cannibalize both readership and prestige.
True Story: While on active duty as a National Guardsman delivering U.S. mail during a postal strike, he secretly gathered information for a Times story. He narrowly avoided court-martial but won a National Publishers award.
Management Style: "I'm more interested in making sure we have the right people in the right places than in telling people what to do."
Strength: Getting people with different styles, ideas, and backgrounds to cooperate.
Weakness: Untested in standing up to the Sulzberger family during a crisis or recession.
Habits: Out the door by 6:15 a.m. Prefers face-to-face meetings to email or phone calls.
Other Interests: Fitness, running. Says he's a lousy golfer but loves the game.
Corporate Goals:
- Increasing circulation by a quarter of a million copies daily and by 300,000 on Sunday within ten years.
- Opening four new printing-plant sites.
- Increasing registered users on the Times website from 6.2 million to 9 million by year's end.
Personal Goal: To protect the 150-year-old Times not only as a business but as an institution vital to the national conscience.
Financial Reward (1998): Salary of $503,100. Bonus of $570,000.
中文翻译
罗素·T·刘易斯
纽约时报
- 三年投资回报率：130%
- 年龄：51
- 自1997年起担任首席执行官
去年，刘易斯在将《纽约时报》重塑为一份全国性报纸方面取得了重大进展。他与主席小亚瑟·苏兹贝格（其家族仍持有控股权）共同协调了一项价值10亿美元的计划，其中一项重要举措是引入了彩色印刷。两人还将报纸改为每日六个版块，在华盛顿特区和波士顿开设印刷厂以改善东北部的发行，并将全国版推广到数十个新市场。收入增长了2.5%，达到近30亿美元。
商业哲学： "集体的智慧和勤奋比任何个人都能产生更大的成果。"
头痛之事： 传统报纸广告业务放缓。媒体选择的激增，尤其是互联网，威胁着蚕食读者群和声誉。
真人真事： 在一次邮政罢工期间，他作为国民警卫队队员执行投递美国邮件的任务时，秘密为《纽约时报》的一篇报道收集信息。他勉强避免了军事法庭审判，但赢得了一项国家出版人奖。
管理风格： "我更关心的是确保合适的人在合适的岗位上，而不是告诉人们该做什么。"
优点： 能让不同风格、想法和背景的人合作。
弱点： 在危机或衰退时期，尚未经受住对抗苏兹贝格家族的考验。
习惯： 早上6:15前出门。与电子邮件或电话相比，更喜欢面对面的会议。
其他兴趣： 健身、跑步。自称高尔夫球技很差，但热爱这项运动。
公司目标：
- 十年内，将每日发行量增加25万份，周日版增加30万份。
- 开设四个新的印刷厂址。
- 到年底，将《纽约时报》网站的注册用户从620万增加到900万。
个人目标： 保护拥有150年历史的《纽约时报》，不仅将其视为一项业务，更将其视为对国家良知至关重要的机构。
经济收入（1998年）： 年薪503,100美元。奖金570,000美元。