Harte Hanks Inc. announced that media-industry veteran Kirk Davis has been appointed as CEO, effective June 19, 2023. Mr. Davis most recently served as CEO of legacy publishing company Metro Corp. and previously served as CEO of GateHouse Media, which was the second-largest regional publishing company in the United States before merging with Gannett in 2019. He succeeds Brian Linscott, who has served as CEO of Harte Hanks since June of 2021 and previously served as Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Davis has decades of media and marketing expertise, having served as CEO of prominent companies such as Metro Corp., which publishes Bostonand Philadelphia magazines, and GateHouse Media. In connection with Mr. Davis' appointment as CEO, the independent Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved an award to Mr. Davis consisting of 240,000 stock options to purchase shares of common stock of Harte Hanks, as a material inducement to Mr. Davis commencing employment with Harte Hanks.
Harte Hanks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a global customer experience company. The Company operates through three segments: Marketing Services; Customer Care, and Fulfillment & Logistics Services. Marketing Services segment leverages data, insight, and experience to support clients as they engage customers through digital, traditional, and emerging channels. Its service offerings include strategic business, brand, marketing and communications planning, data strategy, audience identification and prioritization, predictive modeling, creative development, and execution across traditional and digital channels. Customer Care segment offers responsive contact center solutions, which use real-time data to interact with each customer. Customer contacts are handled through phone, e-mail, social media, text messaging, chat, and digital self-service support. Fulfillment & Logistics segment consists of mail and product fulfillment and logistics services.
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