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EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 61

TOTAL RATINGS: 725

CEO: "Timothy ""Bant"" Breen"

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Shirish Lal — Executive VP, COO & CTO at Harte Hanks

Executive Bio

Mr. Shirish R. Lal has been the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Harte Hanks, Inc. since March 14, 2016 and has been its Executive Vice President since March 14, 2016. Mr. Lal served as the Chief Marketing Officer of CenturyLink, leading the marketing function during its transformation from a $2.6 billion rural telecom to a $18 billion global communications and IT leader. He focus on strategic direction; product and technology roadmaps; service delivery; information technology and corporate development. His background in marketing, technology and high-performing process execution benefit Harte-Hanks clients. He possesses a unique ability to assess markets and industry trends and translate those into opportunities and actions. His perspective as a chief marketing officer gives him a unique understanding of the challenges customers face in the dynamic marketplace. Mr. Lal has held leadership roles in strategy, marketing, engineering, finance and sales in the telecommunications, technology and consulting sectors. Prior to CenturyLink, he held senior leadership roles at Level 3 Communications, Ionex Telecom, Broadwing and American Management Systems. Mr. Lal received his B.S. in electrical engineering from M.I.T. and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Executive VP, COO & CTO Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Shirish Lal holds the highest position within the Operations department at Harte Hanks — Executive VP, COO & CTO, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Extremely fast paced and not challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Harte Hanks' Operations department are not invested in Harte Hanks' goals.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Harte Hanks Employees

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Harte Hanks' Executive Team scores in the Bottom 10%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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17% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Ethnicity - African American/Black 70/100

Gender - Female 66/100

Experience - Over 10 Years 61/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Ethnicity - Caucasian 27/100

Experience - 3 to 6 Years 32/100

Gender - Male 35/100

Harte Hanks' Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 39 ratings, Harte Hanks' employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “D-” or 49/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men.

Harte Hanks' Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 10% of other companies in Austin and Bottom 10% of other companies on Comparably that also have 501-1,000 Employees.

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