(Reuters) - The New York Times Co on Thursday named Roland Caputo as its next chief financial officer, tapping a company veteran to succeed James Follo whose retirement was announced in October.

Caputo, who has had a 32-year career at the Times, has been serving as interim finance chief since March.

Caputo, 57, has also served as the executive vice president of the newspaper publisher's print products and services group. [nBw4zGD50a]

(Reporting by Laharee Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar)