Michael J. Lynch Executive Vice President & General Sales Manager

He has 30 years of experience in the newspaper industry, in which he held a variety of senior advertising and marketing positions. Before coming to Shoom, he served as executive vice president of advertising and marketing for Media News Groups California Newspaper Partnerships (Northern Division), which includes the ANG Newspaper Group in the San Francisco Bay Area. Previously, he was corporate vice president of advertising for the Journal Register Company, following a stint as advertising director for the firms New Haven Register. Formerly, he was category advertising director for the Chicago Sun-Times, after serving as retail advertising director for Media News Groups flagship newspaper, the Denver Post. He began his newspaper career at Knight Ridders San Jose Mercury News, where he was regional sales manager, business development director, and national advertising director, respectively.