McClatchy Names Scott Manuel VP of Digital Product and Technology

American publishing company McClatchy (NYSE American: MNI) announced today that Scott Manuel has been named vice president of digital product and technology. In this newly-created position, he will drive digital product management and development.

Prior to joining McClatchy, Manuel was vice president of applied innovation at Thomson Reuters. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in computer engineering and received an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

“Scott brings a wealth of management, technology and product development experience to McClatchy,”  said Craig Forman, CEO of McClatchy. “His energy and entrepreneurial drive will be a strong leadership force in our management team and I am confident that he will bring added value and focus to our product development and technology efforts.”