William Randolph Hearst III Named Hearst Corp. Board Chairman:
William Randolph ("Will") Hearst III, a grandson of the late Hearst Corp. founder (1887) William Randolph Hearst, was elected Hearst Corp. chairman of the board of directors on Jan. 22. He is a former San Francisco Examiner editor/publisher and is a partner emeritus at the venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
The 63-year-old Will Hearst fills one of two vacancies created by the June 25, 2012, death of his 84-year-old cousin, George R. Hearst, Jr., who had served as board chairman since 1996.
