Catholic publisher names Shumate as first chief operating officer

Published: 2006-02-09

CINCINNATI (CNS) -- St. Anthony Messenger Press, owned and operated by the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist province, has created the new position of chief operating officer and named Thomas A. Shumate to fill it. Shumate, a certified public accountant, has been the Cincinnati-based publisher's business manager and controller since 1996. Franciscan Father Jeremy Harrington, publisher, announced the appointment, saying that the new post reflected the Franciscans' decision to adopt a CEO-COO model of administration in anticipation of his own retirement in June 2007. "A Franciscan friar will continue to serve as the CEO and be responsible for promoting the mission of St. Anthony Messenger Press and supervise the editors and media producers," he said in a statement. "The COO, a layperson, will manage the operational aspects of the business."

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