Stanley Beck, a former chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission, has been named chairman of Hollinger Inc.

Beck is an authority on governance and corporate law, as well as a director of several public companies who has served as dean of Osgoode Hall Law School.

His appointment follows the resignation of Joseph Wright from the board.

Hollinger’s main asset is 66.8% voting power over Hollinger International Inc., the Chicago-based publishing company formerly controlled by Conrad Black. Hollinger International owns the Chicago Sun-Times and a number of community newspapers near Chicago.