Jewish Journal names new president and publisher

David Suissa, a marketing guru, writer and community leader, has joined TRIBE Media Corp. as president of TRIBE and The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.

Rob Eshman, current editor-in-chief, will become publisher and editor-in-chief. “David Suissa is a dream partner,” Eshman said. “He combines a deep marketing background with a passion for Judaism, our community and our mission.”

“Rob Eshman and I will join with a great staff to reinvent the community paper as the most comprehensive, far-reaching and efficient Jewish voice in Los Angeles and, digitally, in the world,” David Suissa said. “There’s no more important cause in my book than the spread of Jewish values and ideas, and the most natural vehicle for that is a high-quality, independent community paper like The Jewish Journal and its Web site, JewishJournal.com.”

Suissa founded and ran SuissaMiller, a $300 million marketing firm and sold the agency in 2005 to devote more time to the Jewish world. For the past five years Suissa has written a popular weekly column in The Journal called “Live in the Hood.” His new book, “Don’t Get Me Started: A Collection of Columns on Life, Israel and the Jewish World,” will be released next month.