NEW YORK, April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- News America
Marketing (NAM) the premier publisher of coupons in the U.S. and
Canada, producing billions of
coupons annually, today announced that Heidi Gray, a member of the NAM team for 27
years, has been named the company's Chief Human Resources Officer.
Previously the EVP, Sales, Central Division, Heidi will now be
responsible for developing a strategic framework to translate NAM's
business strategies into actionable HR priorities. She will lead
the HR team in partnering and collaborating across the organization
to deploy practices that recruit top talent while developing
internal talent and advancing the company's business
goals.
"There is no doubt that our most valuable resource is our
people," said Marty Garofalo, CEO,
News America Marketing. "Heidi is the right person to ensure that
our teams are motivated, dedicated, challenged and engaged
throughout what we hope are long and prosperous careers with us.
Heidi's history with News America Marketing will be an advantage
not only to our HR team, but our teams across the company – along
with our clients – who will benefit from her knowledge,
professionalism and dedication."
In her twenty-five plus year tenure with News America Marketing,
Heidi has served in several key leadership positions throughout the
organization. She started her career at NAM in the sales
development program based in Chicago and relocated to the New York office in 1992. Heidi advanced
through a variety of sales positions with increased responsibility
by successfully delivering on both her client's objectives and NAM
company initiatives. Based on Heidi's ability to drive growth
across NAM's portfolio, establish long-standing, valuable client
relationships and successfully lead high performance teams, she was
promoted in 2000 to Senior Vice President of the Eastern
Region. In 2003, Heidi was selected to captain the HR
Priority Committee, where she developed several key elements of the
sales development process that are just as relevant today as when
first implemented. In 2008, Heidi assumed the role of Senior
Vice President, Central Region and in 2014 was promoted to
Executive Vice President, Central Division and joined the NAM
Executive Committee.
Throughout her career, Heidi's creative and results-oriented
approach led to significant and numerous business wins across an
extensive client base including: L'Oreal, Phillip Morris,
Reynolds, Maybelline, Avon, Duracell, Mott's, Tetley, Campbell
Soup, Johnson & Johnson, Mars, Pfizer, Bayer, Hershey Co,
Heinz, DelMonte, Reynolds,
Kraft Foods, General Mills, Kimberly
Clark, Procter & Gamble, SC Johnson, Con Agra,
Nestle, Energizer, T Marzetti, Barilla, Hormel, Post, Pepsico,
and Wrigley.
"I've been with News America Marketing most of my professional
life," said Heidi. "I am truly dedicated to this company and
I'm excited to move into a human resources role where I can help
ensure the strength of our talent. Our internal clients
deserve the same world-class service as our external ones and I'm
very much looking forward to focusing a business lens on this area
to ensure that we are doing everything we can to succeed both
internally and externally."
Heidi will be relocating to the New
York area with her husband, 14 year old daughter and 12 year
old twins. The appointment is effective immediately.
About News America Marketing®
News America Marketing, a subsidiary of News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS,
NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV] is the premier marketing partner of some of
the world's most well-known brands. From our iconic Sunday coupon
insert, SmartSource Magazine®, to our innovative digital
savings platforms, News America Marketing's
SmartSource®-branded advertising and promotion programs
are an integral part of America's shopping routine. We reach
millions of consumers each day through our network of 1,900+
publications1, 61,100+ retail
stores2, and 300 online partner sites including our own
SmartSource.com3. Since 1988, we have delivered
advertising and promotions that are proven to help brands
succeed.
For more information, please visit newsamerica.com or
smartsource.com.
1NAM market list effective February 2016
2Based on an aggregate of NAM cycle 1, 2016 Coupon
Machine for all classes of trade with the exception of specialty
stores that accept only Carts or Shelftalk
3As of January 2016
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