IDW Media Holdings, Inc., an integrated media company with divisions IDW Entertainment, IDW Publishing, and CTM Media Group, announced today that its CEO during the last seven months, Kerry McCluggage, has stepped down. Current Board Chairman and co…
IDW Media Holdings, Inc., an integrated media company with divisions IDW Entertainment, IDW Publishing, and CTM Media Group, announced today that its CEO during the last seven months, Kerry McCluggage, has stepped down. Current Board Chairman and controlling stockholder, Howard Jonas, will assume the position of CEO.
Jonas is best known as an entrepreneurial business leader, having founded IDT Corporation in 1990. Having nurtured IDWM since inception, Jonas incubated assets that form key parts of the worldwide television and streaming media service, STARZ, which Lionsgate acquired in 2016. As Chairman of IDWM, Jonas spearheaded the launch of IDWE.
“We are grateful to Kerry for leading and growing our team during a challenging period,” said Jonas. “We wish him well in his new endeavors, and thank him for the dedication and hard work that he put into the company.”
McCluggage commented, “As both a board member and CEO I have enjoyed helping the company with its current slate of new programming and working with the extremely talented group assembled to execute on these new series. I wish the entire IDWM team the best of luck going forward.”
IDW Media Holdings, Inc. is an integrated media company, which includes the award-winning IDW Publishing, IDW Games, IDW Entertainment, Top Shelf Productions, the San Diego Comic Art Gallery, and CTM Media Group Inc., one of North America’s largest distributors of tourism information. Founded in 1999, IDW Media stands proudly at the forefront of visual entertainment, showcasing a formidable library of world-renowned licensed brands and creator-owned original IP. Its diverse array of comic books, graphic novels, and live-action television shows deliver enjoyment to fans of all ages.
IDW Publishing stands proudly at the forefront of printed visual entertainment, cultivating a formidable library of world-renowned licensed brands and creator-owned original IP. Its diverse array of comic books, graphic novels, and art books deliver..
