Douglas Knight named president of St. Joseph

Douglas Knight, the former publisher of the Financial Post (1992-97) and the Financial Post magazine (1990-92), has been appointed to replace Donna Clark as president of St. Joseph Media. Knight was also publisher and CEO of the Toronto Sun (1997-2000).

The announcement comes within days of the departure of Ms Clark, who had been president for just 14 months.

A release from St. Joseph says that Knight recently returned to Toronto from New York where he served as chairman and CEO of the first U.S.-based Spanish language newspaper chain with papers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Tony Gagliano, executive chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications said Knight “is a creative media strategist who brings an extraordinary track record of success to St. Joseph Media."

[UPDATE: James Adams in the Globe and Mail, reporting on Knight's appointment, also reports that he is the main squeeze of Shelley Ambrose, recently appointed publisher of The Walrus.]