David Holmes Black

David Holmes Black
Born (1946-04-09) April 9, 1946 (age 78)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
University of Western Ontario
OrganizationBlack Press Group Ltd.
TitleChairman of Black Press Group Ltd.

David Holmes Black (born April 9, 1946), is a Canadian media proprietor who founded and is the majority owner of Black Press Group Ltd.[1] He serves as the company's chairman, and previously served as its chief executive officer and president.[1]

Black has served as president of the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Association, a director of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, a governor of the Canadian Newspaper Association, and as a director of the American Press Institute.[1]

In 2008, Black received the Margaret Hennigar Award for Exemplary Leadership from the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and was made an Honorary life time member.[2] A year later Black was inducted the Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]

As of 2022, Black Press and its subsidiaries own more than 170 titles throughout western Canada and the United States.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Management". www.blackpress.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. ^ "Review's owner to be honoured". The Richmond Review. 2008-04-26. pp. A19. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ^ Buchanan, Kari. "David Black". Business Laureates of BC. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. ^ "About Us". www.blackpress.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-15.