Robert Bellack was named President of Digital Media, Classified and Development of the Los Angeles Times in Feb 2008. He oversees development efforts, including acquisitions, partnerships and new mobile and digital growth arenas. In addition, he heads up Classified advertising with a focus on Web-based recruitment, real estate, and automotive categories.

Bellack previously served as The Times senior vice president and chief financial officer, during which time he was responsible for Los Angeles Times interactive businesses as well as the Recycler. He also served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Classified Ventures, a joint venture between Tribune and other media companies that focused on online classifieds.

Bellack began his career at Tribune Company as a staff auditor in 1985 and held various line operating and analytical management roles at the newspaper. He served in various executive roles with Compton's New Media, a Tribune Company, as vice president of administration and operations/chief financial officer and as vice president and director of finance/chief financial officer. In 1994, he was named vice president and general manager of Americomm Direct Marketing for the Chicago Tribune and became director of business development at the Chicago Tribune in 1996.

A Chicago native, Bellack earned a bachelor of science degree from DePaul University and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.