9-13-13
The NPR board of directors announced today that Paul Haaga will serve as Acting President and CEO of NPR as of September 30. Haaga has served on the board since 2011, most recently as vice chair of the board and chair of its finance committee. Haaga will succeed NPR President and CEO Gary Knell, who recently resigned to become president and CEO of the National Geographic Society. NPR has appointed a search committee, co-chaired by board members Florence Rogers, president and GM, Nevada Public Radio, and John Wotowicz, managing partner, Concentric Capital, to lead the search.
