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Huntsman Family Investments is a private equity firm managed by the Huntsman family. Paul Huntsman serves as the president and CEO of the firm.
HFI purchased the Salt Lake Tribune in 2016 from Alden Global Capital. Mr. Huntsman moved to convert the paper from print to digital and to a nonprofit entity— “the first legacy daily newspaper in the nation to receive this status.,” according to Huntsman.
On February 2, 2024, Mr. Huntsman stepped away from the paper as chair. It continues to function as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Tom Love, a Salt Lake City advertising executive, is current chair.
Sources
NYT. Paul Huntsman profile, by Katherine Rosman (May 17 2019)
SLT. “Its time step away” Paul Huntsman letter (Feb 02 2024)
Crunchbase. Stats and summary (Jun 26 2023)
J. Young and Newsjunkie - April 16, 2025
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