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Mitch Golub
Senior Vice President and President
Cars.com
As Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cars.com, Mitch Golub,
is responsible for the strategic and operational direction of the
business and web site, including marketing, sales and product development
for the automotive segment.
Golub has an extensive background in new media, new business start-ups
and developing new products. He joined Classified Ventures after
a 21-year career at Tribune Company, where he served most recently
as a senior executive in the company's New Media Group. During his
tenure at Tribune’s South Florida Sun-Sentinel, he created
and managed new businesses in print, online and broadcast. In 1995,
he became General Manager for interactive services for the Sun-Sentinel.
He was responsible for putting the newspaper online and launching
content-rich classified advertising-based products. Later, he developed
Digital City South Florida, one of electronic publishing's first
broad-based community products, which have become part of America
Online's local service network.
Golub began his career as a reporter and editor in Chicago, Ill.
In 1978, he became Assistant City Editor of the Fort Lauderdale
News and Sun-Sentinel. He served in a variety of editorial management
positions before his appointment in 1984 as senior executive for
the Palm Beach County operation of the Sun-Sentinel. In 1987, he
returned to the newsroom as a Senior News Executive through 1991,
when he committed full-time to new business initiatives. In 1992,
Golub was named first-ever recipient of Tribune Company’s
Values Award for business achievements that demonstrated creativity
and entrepreneurialism.
Golub has served on the Board of Directors of five new media businesses
and organizations. He most recently served on the board of MarketDrive
Interactive, an Internet company Classified Ventures recently acquired.
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