Valassis’ Alan F. Schultz to Retire, Rob Mason Named CEO Successor

The board of directors has appointed Rob Mason, executive vice president of sales and marketing, to succeed Schultz as CEO and president. In preparation for the transition, Mason is being appointed to the Valassis board of directors effective Sept. 1, 2011.

Rob Mason has been with the company since 1995 and has held a variety of leadership positions at the company, including his current position of executive vice president of sales and marketing, where he is responsible for leading a team of approximately 700 sales and marketing professionals. Previously, he held the positions of President of ADVO (currently the Valassis shared mail business segment) and chief sales officer.