Summit Business Media announced Tuesday that Credit UnionTimes Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke has been promoted topublisher/editor-in-chief.

In addition, David Janoff, formerly East Coastsales director, has been promoted to national sales director.

“I'm very pleased to take on my newresponsibilities, managing the business side of Credit UnionTimes as well as editorial,” Cooke said. “CUTimes.com is an online leader forbreaking credit union news complemented with deeper analysis in theprint and online magazines, providing our readers and advertiserswith the information they need to continually improve theirbusinesses.”

Cooke will focus heavily on shaping andexecuting digital growth and product extension strategies forCredit Union Times. She is responsible foroverall financial performance, setting strategic direction, andensuring the franchise remains the leading source of informationand insight for credit union executives.

Cooke has been with CU Times sinceSept. 1, 2000, rising up the ranks from Washington reporter toeditor-in-chief and now publisher/editor-in-chief. Prior to thatshe also wrote for Credit Union Regulatory Insider. Shehas a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor injournalism and is pursuing an MBA.

In this new role, Janoff is responsiblefor managing the sales team and driving revenue to achieve ourfinancial goals. In addition, Janoff will work closely with Cookeand her team to develop and execute sustainable revenueopportunities and help shape and execute digital growthstrategy.

Prior to joining Credit UnionTimes in April as sales manager for the Northeast, Janoffspent 18 years at Pennwell as senior vice president of publishingand president of research, running their largest profit center, andmost recently was vice president of sales at Fierce markets,managing a team of 35 inside sales people. Janoff brings atremendous amount of experience to the position and a track recordof success, especially in digital and custom.

Credit Union Times and CUTimes.comare the leading source of news for the credit union industry.Leading the way in online news and information, the company haslaunched a number of new products in recent years, includingmicrosites such as the Trailblazers 40 Below andWomen to Watch recognitionprograms, Webseminars, and e-newsletters such as TheCUTting Edge and CUTting Red Tape.

“These products and others provideopportunities for readers to get the information they need andadvertisers to reach the audience that needs their products,” Cookesaid. “We look forward to continuing to deliver the best-qualityproducts to the credit union community.”