Mitch Pugh

has been named executive editor of the Chicago Tribune after eight years in the same role at The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. He succeeds Colin Mcmahon, who is stepping down as editor-in-chief after 18 months at the helm of Chicago-based Tribune Publishing’s flagship newspaper. In Charleston, Autumn Phillips has been named executive editor to succeed Pugh. She has served as The Post and Courier’s managing editor for the past three and a half years.