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William R. Barker ā Regional President at Gannett
Executive Bio
Mr. William R. Barker, also known as Bill, has been Regional President at Gannett Co., Inc., since April 2016. Mr. Barker oversee newspaper operations in the Florida Southwest division, while continuing his publisher duties in Naples. He has been Regional Publisher at Collier County Publishing Company since November 11, 2013 and serves as its President. He served as the Vice President and Regional Publisher at Journal Media Group, Inc. and served as its Publisher of Naples Daily News since 2013. Mr. Barker served as Chief Revenue Officer at Collier County Publishing Company since November 11, 2013. He served as the President and Publisher of The Tampa Tribune since March 2012. He served as Vice President of Operations at The Tampa Tribune Inc., (now known as Tampa Media Group, LLC) since 2004. In the 1990, he worked his way up through the operational ranks at the Richmond Times-Dispatch and was named director of operations in 1996. During his tenure in Richmond, he was part of the team that oversaw the construction and launch of three new facilities as well as an organizational restructuring. He has served on numerous local boards, including the YMCA, American Heart Association and United Way. Mr. Barker's professional accomplishments have earned him two high-profile awards: In 2009, Editor and Publisher recognized him as its Operations Senior Executive of the Year. In 2002, Presstime included Barker in its list of 20 under 40. He has completed the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg School of Management and The Media Management Center at Northwestern University and earned a B.S. in Management and Marketing from Union University.
Executive Team Culture Ratings from Gannett Employees
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Gannett's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 15%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Gannett's Executive Team at a Glance
Based on 119 ratings, Gannett's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a āDā or 51/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the Engineering department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Product department.
Gannett's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 15% of other companies on Comparably that also have 1,001-5,000 Employees.
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