 ROBERT W. DECHERD Director since March 1976 Robert Decherd served as Belo's chairman and Chief Executive Officer from January 1987 thru February 8, 2008, when he assumed the role of non-executive chairman. Robert has been chariman, president and Chief Executive Officer of A. H. Belo Corporation since December 2007. Robert served as president of Belo from January 1985 thru December 1986 and again from January 1994 thru February 2007. From January 1984 thru December 1986, he served as Chief Operating Officer. Robert has been a member of the board of directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 1996 and served as that company's lead director from 2004 to 2008. He serves on the Advisory Council for Harvard University's Center for Ethics, and the Board of Visitors of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. From 2002 to March 2006, Robert served as a member of the FCC's Media Security and Reliability Council, which is part of President Bush's Homeland Security initiative. |
