Boston Globe Publisher Steven Ainsley to Retire

Boston Globe publisher and head of the New England Media Group Steven Ainsley is retiring, the New York Times Co. announced today. Christopher M. Mayer, currently the newspaper’s senior vp for circulation and operations, has been tapped to fill the positions, effective Jan. 1.

Mayer will become responsible for the Boston Globe and all its properties as well as the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette, which the Times Co. is trying to sell. The company also put the Globe on the market but decided to keep operating the paper.

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