NGS Chairman Gilbert Grosvenor Stepping Down; NG Prez John Fahey Promoted

The chairman of the National Geographic Society, a part of the family that has managed the Society for 122 years, is stepping down at the end of the year, the Washington Post reports.

With Gilbert M. Grosvenor retiring from his post as chairman, the top position at the Society will be held for the first time by a non-Grosvenor: National Geographic president John Fahey is taking Grosvenor’s slot. Timothy T. Kelly, currently president and chief executive officer of the society’s Global Media Group, will take over for Fahey.

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