The Board of Directors of tronc, Inc. appointed Ross Levinsohn as Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Times, effective August 21, 2017. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Levinsohn had been the managing partner of Whisper Partners, since June 2016 and founder of WAYD, Inc. since January 2010. Previously, Mr. Levinsohn served as Chief Executive Officer at Guggenheim Digital Media, from January 2013 to June 2014. Also on August 21, 2017, Timothy E. Ryan, the company's President, troncM, has left the company. Jim Kirk, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for tronc and formerly the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago Sun-Times, will serve as Interim Executive Editor for the Los Angeles Times. Kirk will work closely with Levinsohn in the search for an Editor-in-Chief, while supporting the senior editorial teams' push to drive cutting-edge reporting and commentary.