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Greater Chicago Area

Executive responsible for strategic/financial planning, shared services and procurement across Tribune Publishing, a group of nine major metro newspaper with over 160 verticals. These three key areas span a staff of approximately 80 captive staff and over 300 non-captive staff. Shared service functions include Customer Service, Circulation Systems Operations and Print Ad Operations. Procurement function focuses on manufacturing, marketing, technology, services and real estate sourcing.

Greater Chicago Area

Key executive in developing Circulation Shared Services across Tribune Publishing group, a group of nine major metro newspapers with over 3 million subscribers. Envisioned and led a team of executives to build a shared service group spanning Planning & Analysis, Market Analytics, Customer Service and Systems/Support. Serve as Executive in charge of shared services, directly managing Planning & Analysis and Market Analytics, Customer Service and Circulation Systems. Responsible for working with executives and CEO’s across our portfolio to gain support for this project. Managed a captive staff of 97 and a non-captive staff of 300.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for key marketing functions across Chicago Tribune including, Branding, Philanthropy, Communications, MASH, Creative development, B2B Marketing and Loyalty through a staff of 47.

Greater New York City Area

Directly responsible for success in a multifaceted department within the Circulation group which includes consumer promotion, sales & marketing, home delivery acquisition, advertising marketing & research, retention, customer service, and database marketing through a staff of 54.

Greater New York City Area

Improve the performance of the Advertising department, through excellent revenue and expense planning, improved research and marketing collateral, training programs, and special section revenue development, through a staff of 16.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for overall financial planning of the company through a staff of 11 managers and analysts. Develop annual operating plan processes for $1.4 billion in revenue & expense. Support multiple company-wide initiatives from a planning and analytic standpoint. Manage multi-million dollar newsprint budget.

Greater Chicago Area

Handle all relevant financial reporting for the company, internal and corporate. Coordinate period close, projection and reporting process for all departments in the company. Responsible for accounts payable group, payroll, LIFO newsprint inventory accounting, tax accounting and key metrics reporting. Primary liaison to public and internal financial auditors. Staff of eight managers, accountants and clerks

Greater Chicago Area

Through a variety of positions, support the company’s circulation department through various analytics, reporting and projects. Responsible for budgeting $250 million in circulation revenue and circulation expenses. Handle Audit Bureau of Circulations reporting and audit functions, and report sales performance and metrics.