Nate Rackiewicz Joins Gannett as Chief Data Officer
August 23 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Senior Executive Brings Over 20 Years of
Experience in Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) announced today Nate Rackiewicz
joining as Chief Data Officer, a newly-created role overseeing the
company’s vision, strategy and execution of data, analytics, and
science across all business units. In a first for Gannett,
Rackiewicz will lead a global team that will implement the
company’s enterprise-wide customer identity, data and growth
analytics as well as data science and modeling capabilities. He
will report to Gannett’s Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Mayur
Gupta.
Rackiewicz brings over two decades of experience in data science
and advanced analytics. He joins Gannett from Take-Two Interactive
where he served as Head of Analytics building a global data science
and advanced analytics center of excellence, in addition to
creating a competitive intelligence platform to successfully drive
increased revenue for the leading video game publisher. Rackiewicz
has also previously led consumer data and analytics efforts at A+E
Networks and HBO.
“We are excited to welcome Nate to lead our expansive
intelligence ecosystem across the company and enhance Gannett’s
data-driven culture and mindset,” said Gupta. “His experience
building and executing revenue-generating data science solutions
will truly benefit our organization as we seek to holistically
strengthen and leverage our data to drive business growth and
enhance how we engage our valued subscribers.”
“I am thrilled to be joining Gannett and spearheading data
operations during such a pivotal time for the business,” said
Rackiewicz. “Gannett is transforming from a legacy publishing
company to a customer-obsessed, subscription-led content platform
and I am looking forward to leveraging data and analytics to inform
our success and growth.”
Prior to working at Take-Two Interactive, Rackiewicz served as
Vice President of Consumer Data and Analytics for A+E Networks
where he established a center of excellence for consumer-focused
data science and advanced analytics, as well as analyzed over
40,000 industry-wide cable episodic airings to create data-informed
solutions across the network’s advertising sales, marketing,
programming, and distribution divisions. Rackiewicz additionally
held multiple leadership roles at cable television company HBO over
nearly two decades, during which he pioneered their software
development outsourcing program, re-architected media supply chain
to launch HBO GO, and ultimately expanded into HBO NOW which
generated over 1 million subscribers and over $180 million of
revenue within one year.
ABOUT GANNETT
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and
digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed
to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the
national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions
with our Pulitzer Prize-winning content, consumer experiences and
benefits, and advertiser products and services. Our current
portfolio of media assets includes USA TODAY, local media
organizations in 46 states in the U.S., and Newsquest, a wholly
owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom with more than 120
local news media brands. Gannett also owns the digital marketing
services companies ReachLocal, Inc., UpCurve, Inc., and WordStream,
Inc., which are marketed under the LOCALiQ brand, and runs the
largest media-owned events business in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK
Ventures. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com.
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