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Crane
H. Kenney
Senior
Vice President/General Counsel and Secretary
Tribune Company
Crane H. Kenney was named
senior vice president/general counsel and secretary of
Tribune Company in May 2000. He is responsible for directing
the company’s legal department
and serving as an administrative liaison with the board of
directors and shareholders. In addition, he assumed responsibility
for the Chicago Cubs in January 2003.
From August 1996 to May 2000, Kenney served as vice president/general
counsel and secretary. Previously, he served as vice president/chief
legal officer of Tribune from February 1996 to August 1996.
Kenney joined Tribune’s corporate
staff as counsel in 1994 and was promoted to senior counsel
in 1995. As senior counsel, Kenney was responsible for
negotiating and managing the legal aspects of acquisitions,
divestitures, joint ventures and other strategic investment
transactions for Tribune and its business units.
Prior to joining Tribune, Kenney was
an associate with the law firm of Schiff, Hardin & Waite.
Born December 31, 1962, in Quincy, Mass.,
Kenney holds a law degree from the University of Michigan
and a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Notre Dame. Kenney was elected
a director of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce in 1996,
and is a director of the United Way Leadership Board, the
Constitutional Rights Foundation and Horizons For Youth,
a not-for-profit youth education program.
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