Incoming Boston Globe CEO: 'There Are No Silver Bullets'

Doug Franklin, 59, came out of retirement.

After a ten-month national search, a successor to Michael Sheehan was found. On Jan. 1, Doug Franklin (pictured) takes over as chief executive of The Boston Globe.

Franklin, who retired in 2015 after a long career with Cox Enterprises, admits he likes to work. From the recent announcement:

“Doug has experienced virtually every challenge our industry faces today — and succeeded at every turn,” said Globe owner and publisher John W. Henry, who has owned the Globe since 2013, in a memo to staff.

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