Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 17, 2002
ALAN ALDWORTH brings a wealth of experience in the financial management
of publishing and content businesses to ProQuest Company, where he
serves as President and Chief Operating Officer. He joined Bell & Howell
Company, ProQuest Company's predecessor, as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer in October 2000. Before joining ProQuest, Mr.
Aldworth spent 18 years at Tribune Company in various financial and
management positions. Most recently, he was the General Manager of
Tribune's Educational Publishing division, which he co-founded in 1994.
Tribune Education Publishing grew to $375 million in sales before being
sold to McGraw-Hill in September 2000. Mr. Aldworth also served as the
CFO of Tribune's newspaper division and held several other corporate and
operating roles within the company. He received a Bachelor's degree in
Accounting from DePaul University in 1978 and a Master's degree in
Management from Northwestern University in 1989. He is a Certified
Public Accountant and has served on the Board of the Association of
American Publishers. Profile
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