Virginian-Pilot publisher leaving for Homes Media

David Mele

The real estate space is really heating up with today's growth in the number of homebuyers and sellers who are using digital tools, and we plan to build the Homes.com brand to be an even stronger player in the market.”

David Mele, The Virginian-Pilot

David Mele, the president and publisher of The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, will leave his position later this month to lead another division of the company that owns the newspaper.

Mele, who currently serves on the SNPA Board of Directors representing Virginia newspapers, will become president of Norfolk-based Homes Media Solutions, which provides digital products and services to the real estate industry. Homes Media is a division of Dominion Enterprises, a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises LLC in Norfolk, which publishes The Pilot.

The move was announced Monday by Jack Ross, president and chief operating officer of Landmark and Dominion Enterprises. Mele will take over Sept. 29, Ross said.

Homes Media is anchored by Homes.com, which provides real estate information including houses for sale and financing options. "The real estate space is really heating up with today's growth in the number of homebuyers and sellers who are using digital tools, and we plan to build the Homes.com brand to be an even stronger player in the market," Mele said.

A new publisher for The Pilot has not yet been named.

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