J. Richard Munro, Who Led Time to Merge With Warner, Dies at 93
- Named a great American business leader of the 20th century
- He called the 1989 merger that created Time-Warner ‘my legacy’
J. Richard Munro in 1989.
Photographer: Ron Galella/Getty ImagesJ. Richard Munro, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Time Inc. who helped create the world’s largest media and entertainment company through a 1989 merger with Warner Communications Inc., has died. He was 93.
He died on Aug. 11 in hospice care in Naples, Florida, the New York Times reported, citing Munro’s son, Mac. The cause was melanoma.