ImpreMedia Promotes Jim Schumacher to Corporate Production Director

-ImpreMedia, the No.1 Hispanic news and information company in the U.S. in online and print, today announced the promotion of Jim Schumacher to ImpreMedia Corporate Production Director. With the new position, Schumacher will now coordinate printing and production for ImpreMedia’s nationwide network of publications.

Mr. Schumacher was promoted from Production Director of ImpreMedia’s largest Spanish-language daily in the U.S., La Opinión newspaper in Los Angeles, where he held the position for four years. La Opinión ranked #1 in net daily paid circulation growth among the 200 largest newspapers in America for the six-month period ending September 2007, based on the latest FAS-FAX Report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation.

“Jim has an enormous amount of experience in production. ImpreMedia will benefit enormously across the entire corporation from his skills,” said John Paton, Chairman and CEO of ImpreMedia.

Mr. Schumacher has worked a combined 37 years in the newspaper industry. He began in the newsroom where he was a reporter and editor for 17 years, and advanced to production director, regional general manager and eventually publisher/co-owner. Schumacher has been the project manager on five major press, mailroom and facility projects. Schumacher worked for Wick Communications on USA Today, Landmark Communications, Kendell Communications, Pioneer and Gannett newspapers. And served on several corporate task forces for press installations, purchase contracts and technology.

“I am looking forward to working with the talented professionals throughout ImpreMedia to attain the highest quality products for our growing number of readers and advertisers,” Schumacher said. “Working at La Opinión has truly been the highlight of my career.”

Schumacher is a former member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the American Newspaper Publishers Association and served on the human resources committee. Schumacher holds B.S. and A.B. degrees from Syracuse University in Journalism and Political Philosophy. He studied print technology and project management at the American Press Institute and Rochester Institute of Technology.

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