Tribune Publishing Company announced the appointment of Dana Goldsmith Needleman and Christopher Minnetian to its Board of Directors, effective December 2, 2019. The Board size has been increased from six to eight members. Ms. Needleman and Mr. Minnetian are expected to stand for election at Tribune Publishing's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Christopher Minnetian, age 50, has served as the president of Smith Management LLC, a family investment firm, since 2014. From 2001 to 2014, Mr. Minnetian was a Managing Director and the General Counsel of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a private equity firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. Minnetian was an attorney at the law firm of Piper Rudnick LLP, where he was a member of the firm's Corporate & Securities practice. Mr. Minnetian currently serves on the board of directors of MNG Enterprises Inc. Ms. Goldsmith Needleman currently serves as a director of Fred's Inc.