Nomination of Edward Noonan Ney To Be a Member of the Board for International Broadcasting

The President today announced his intention to nominate Edward Noonan Ney to be a member of the Board for International Broadcasting for a term expiring April 28, 1985. He would succeed Charles David Ablard.

Mr. Ney is chairman and chief executive officer of Young and Rubicam, Inc., in New York City. He has been with Young and Rubicam, Inc., since 1951 and served as president of the international division in 1968-1970; executive vice president in 1967-1968; senior vice president in 1963-1967; and vice president in 1959-1963. He serves as a director on the Warner Communications, Inc., board of directors and as a member of the executive committee of Radio Free Europe.

He graduated from Amherst College (B.A., 1947). He is married, has three children, and resides in New York City. He was born May 26, 1925, in St. Paul, MN.