Cox Named Gannett Corporate Development VP

Tom Cox today was named vice president of corporate development at Gannett Co., where he will be responsible for mergers and acquisitions for the company, effective today. He is succeeding Dan Ehrman, who will retire on Nov. 30.

Cox will report to Ehrman until Ehrman retires, and thereafter he will report to Gracia Martore, Gannett president and chief operating officer.

Cox joins Gannett from Myspace Inc., where he was senior vice president/head of business development, leading Myspace business development activities as well as managing product and engineering teams launch and optimize new revenue and distribution opportunities.

Prior to joining Myspace, Cox was principal and co-founder of Stratique Partners, an executive level consulting firm specializing in supporting clients launch new products and businesses.

Before Stratique Partners, he led business development efforts at AOL as vice president of business development and earlier was director of strategic transactions and corporate development as well as director of business strategy and operations.

Cox started his career at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey and holds a B.A. in economics and political science from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va.