J. Randall MacDonald, a board member at Time Inc. since it was spun off from Time Warner two years ago, passed away last week.

“He lost his long battle with cancer, a disease he fought hard to overcome,” said Time Inc. Chief Executive Joe Ripp in a memo to staffers on Wednesday.

MacDonald, 67, was chairman of Time’s nominating and governance committee and of the corporate preparedness team.

“A member of the board of directors since we became independent from Time Warner just over two years ago, MacDonald has played an integral, hands-on role, providing insights and guidance for many of the organization’s operational changes,” Ripp said.

He had most recently been a managing partner of Windham Mountain Partners and was vice chairman of the board of trustees at Bucknell University.