Gannett CEO and leadership

Horne joined Gannett from The We Company (WeWork), where he served as global controller. In that role, Horne oversaw accounting, internal audit, shared services and tax functions. Horne has also served as senior vice president and controller at Warner Media LLC, where he worked for eight year, and as as deputy CFO and Chief Accounting Officer at AOL Inc.

Ms. Howland focuses on enabling high-performance cultures by bringing people processes in line with organizational strategy. Her background in human resources includes start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, with specialties in organizational and leadership development. Prior to joining Gannett, formerly GateHouse Media, in 2018, she served as Chief People Officer at Mobiquity, a digital engagement agency. Her experience also includes serving as Senior Managing Partner and Talent Practice Executive for Decision Strategies International. Ms. Howland is also a well-regarded author of whitepapers, a lecturer and curriculum developer for elite business school programs.

Dedicated change agent. Digital media executive. Veteran journalist. Gannett's first-ever Chief Transformation Officer.The role of Chief Transformation Officer brings together Content, Product and Strategy focused on premium journalism, innovations in digital storytelling, leading efforts in the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies and maintaining a committed focus to perpetual experimentation.BACKGROUNDAfter 15 years working in a variety of roles at community newspapers - from reporter to managing editor - I joined the News Department of Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing division as Digital News Executive in 2009.As VP/Audience Development, I worked with the President of Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing Division to plan and execute our top strategic initiatives. Those include: development and implementation of a new subscription model for most of Gannett's local publishing markets; introduction of a new local edition of USA TODAY which has added significant value to local subscribers and leading local implementation of an all-platform digital relaunch across 81 markets.As SVP/Strategic Initiatives, I created our division's Local Digital Solutions Network, a digital product development group whose mission it is to build solutions that help our local media properties maintain a competitive edge while growing revenue and audience. Building on that team, we are now creating the Gannett Innovation Lab to incubate internally-generated ideas for new products and services. Named Gannett's Chief Strategy Officer in June 2015.Specialties: Strategic planning and execution, digital media, journalism, product development

Kris was named Chief Product Officer in November 2017. He previously served as ReachLocal's Chief Product Officer, overseeing product and technology. During his tenure at ReachLocal, the company grew from two to 15 products and expanded from three to 15 international markets, and received numerous industry awards. Gannett acquired ReachLocal in 2016. Kris previously served in a variety of executive roles at Nero, a multimedia software company, including Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Nero, he served in leadership roles at Microsoft Corporation, Omniture (later acquired by Adobe) and Novell Corporation.