Publishing Group of America Sees Exec Shakeup at Top

In a shakeup at newspaper supplement publisher Publishing Group of America, John Cobb III has replaced Dick Porter as CEO as the company looks to expand its digital business.
 
Based in Franklin, Tenn., PGA  is owned by private equity firms Bain Capital Ventures and Shamrock Capital Group Fund. Its 10-year-old flagship American Profile is delivered in local newspapers with a combined circulation of 10 million.
 
Cobb, who has been consulting to PGA for several weeks, has a background in digital and enthusiast publishing, most recently working as svp, digital for Source Interlink Media.