Mike Reed vs Marc Hawk

Mike Reed

CEO of Gannett

BIO: Mr. Reed joined GateHouse Media, the predecessor company to New Media, in January of 2006 as Chief Executive Officer. He has also been a member of the board of directors since October 2006. Previously, Mr. Reed served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., or “CNHI”, a leading publisher of local news and information, following a term as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he worked for Park Communications, Inc., a multimedia company located in Ithaca, NY. Mike formerly served on several Boards of Directors, including the Newspaper Association of America, the Associated Press, where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee, the University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences, and Gracy College Journalism School. Mr. Reed currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, which he joined in 2009.

Marc Hawk

CEO of RevLocal

BIO: Marc was the President of RevLocal since its inception in the fall of 2010, and is now the CEO of the company. He went to Notre Dame University with a dream of becoming the next Heisman trophy winner, but somehow graduated in 1992 with a degree in accounting. This led him to start his professional career at Ernst and Young accounting firm for two years, while mourning his aspiration of an NFL career. He then moved on to a 10 year career helping small and medium businesses secure the funds needed to grow their companies as a commercial loan officer at Park National Bank. During his tenure in banking, he progressed to the role of Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending and cemented his passion for helping businesses thrive. With a desire to feed his entrepreneurial spirit, he took over leadership of related entities, Copper.net and ECR Computers in 2004. While leading RevLocal, Marc spends his “free time” with his family, church and community. He is the father of 5 children with his wife of nearly 20 years, Tonya. Marc serves his community as a founding Board Member and current Board President of St. Gabriel Radio, a member of Rotary, President of the local chapter of Legatus, and a member of the Board for the Community Foundation of Knox County, Ohio.