Posted By Becky Bisbee

Chris Peacock, executive editor and vice president of CNNMoney.com, will join the SABEW board effective Aug. 31.

Peacock will fill the term of Bill Choyke, who is leaving the board, until the next board election at the society’s annual conference in March.

“Chris brings to the board a strong background in online business journalism as editor of CNNMoney.com and before that in overseeing online content at Fortune Group Online,” said Greg McCune, SABEW’s president. “He has strong links to broadcast through CNN, and to magazines through Fortune and Money – both areas where SABEW needs to strengthen its presence.”

At CNN, Peacock is responsible for the financial site’s content strategy and product. He works closely with the business and technology teams to identify new opportunities for the CNNMoney.com brand. The site attracts more than 8 million unique visitors a month, according to Nielsen.

Peacock joined Fortune Group Online in 2001 and served as executive editor and vice president there, overseeing all of the group’s online editorial content

He was at Inside.com from 2000 to 2001, where he initially served as managing editor and then editor. He has also worked at Time Inc., New Media, Mobile Office, United Feature Syndicate, World Press Review and The Nation.

Peacock holds a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin.

McCune praised Choyke for resurrecting and building up SABEW’s fundraising capacity. “Bill served on our board for five and a half years and feels that it is time to move on. His efforts have helped put SABEW on a stable financial footing.”

Choyke chaired the society’s development committee. The organization just wrapped up its 2008-09 drive to match a $50,000 grant from the Challenge Fund for Journalism. The campaign topped its goal, raising $66,254 in money qualifying for the match.