11/23/2004
The Associated Press names Lorraine Cichowski to new vice president role

NEW YORK -- The Associated Press has appointed media and Internet specialist Lorraine Cichowski to the new position of vice president, product development.

Cichowski has been a media and strategic planning consultant to The Associated Press since May. Her appointment was announced today by Tom Curley, president and CEO.

In her new position, Cichowski will help AP develop product strategies for search, wireless and other media technologies.

Cichowski most recently served as president and chief operating officer of internet development for eMarketWorld.com. Before that she was a senior vice president at USA Today, where she developed the strategic plan for the newspaper’s online version, which she launched in 1995. She also was charged with developing the newspaper’s wireless strategy. At USA Today, she also served in the roles of vice president and general manager, director of special projects and deputy managing editor in the paper’s Money section.

A former AP reporter and editor, Cichowski has worked for the Associated Press in Miami, Tallahassee and Manhattan. She holds a law degree from George Mason University, where she currently is pursuing a doctoral degree in public policy. She is a graduate of Seton Hall University and has a master’s degree from American University.

contact: Ellen Hale, AP Corporate Communications
212-621-1720