People: Harte-Hanks Inc (HHS)
HHS on New York Consolidated
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17 May 2013
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17 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Larry Franklin |
69 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Houston Harte |
1999 | Vice Chairman of the Board | |
Douglas Shepard |
44 | 2007 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President |
Robert Munden |
43 | 2010 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Michael Paulsin |
49 | 2011 | Senior Vice President, President - Shoppers |
Jessica Huff |
51 | 2003 | Vice President - Finance, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller |
Christopher Harte |
64 | 1993 | Lead Independent Director |
Stephen Carley |
2013 | Director | |
Scott Key |
54 | 2013 | Director |
David Copeland |
57 | 1996 | Independent Director |
William Farley |
70 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Judy Odom |
60 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Karen Puckett |
52 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Larry Franklin |
Mr. Larry D. Franklin is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harte-Hanks Inc. He serves as Chairman of the Board and, since January 2009, also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Franklin joined Harte-Hanks in 1971, has been a director since 1974, and was previously Chief Executive Officer from 1991 until 2002 and executive Chairman until the end of 2005. Mr. Franklin also has served in a variety of other management and leadership roles at Harte-Hanks, including as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. From 1994 to 2005, he was a director at John Wiley and Sons, a global publisher, serving on the governance committee and as audit committee chairman. |
Houston Harte |
Mr. Houston H. Harte is no longer Vice Chairman of the Board of Harte-Hanks Inc., effective May 29, 2013. He has served as a director of Harte-Hanks since 1952 and served as Chairman of the Board from 1972 until May 1999. Since May 1999, Mr. Harte has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Harte-Hanks. |
Douglas Shepard |
Mr. Douglas C. Shepard is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Harte-Hanks Inc. From September 2006 to December 2007, he served as chief financial officer and treasurer of Highmark’s vision holding company, HVHC Inc. From November 2004 to December 2007, he served as the executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary of Eye Care Centers of America, Inc. (“ECCA”). From March 1997 to November 2004, he served as ECCA’s vice president of finance and controller. Mr. Shepard joined ECCA in March 1995. Prior to his employment with ECCA, Mr. Shepard served at a publicly traded restaurant company and at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. |
Robert Munden |
Mr. Robert Linton Reeves Munden is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Harte-Hanks, Inc. From April 2005 through March 2010, Mr. Munden served as vice president and corporate counsel of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a NYSE-listed company. From June 2002 through April 2005, he served as corporate counsel, North America for Taylor Nelson Sofres, a market research company (now a division of WPP PLC). From November 1999 through December 2001, Mr. Munden served as vice president, general counsel and secretary of Naviant, Inc., an internet marketing and database services firm. Prior to his employment with Naviant, Mr. Munden was an associate with the law firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, and an armor and cavalry officer in the U.S. Army. |
Michael Paulsin |
Mr. Michael P. Paulsin is Senior Vice President, President - Shoppers of Harte-Hanks Inc., since September 2011. He has responsibility for entire Shoppers division. From April 2007 to August 2011, he served as Vice President and President, California Shoppers. He previously served in a variety of financial and leadership positions with Shoppers beginning in 1988. |
Jessica Huff |
Ms. Jessica M. Huff was Vice President - Finance, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller of Harte-Hanks Inc. She has served as Controller since 1996. In 1999, she was also named Chief Accounting Officer. In 2003, she was also named Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining Harte-Hanks, she was corporate manager of financial planning at SBC Communications. Ms. Huff also spent eight years with Ernst & Young and three years as controller and vice president of a financial institution. |
Christopher Harte |
Mr. Christopher M. Harte is Lead Independent Director of Harte-Hanks Inc. He is a private investor. He was chairman and subsequently publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune from March 2007 through September 2009. The Minneapolis Star Tribune entered bankruptcy in January 2009 and emerged from bankruptcy in September 2009. He had previously been president and publisher of Knight-Ridder newspapers in State College, Pennsylvania and Akron, Ohio, and later president of the newspaper in Portland, Maine. He serves as a director of Geokinetics, Inc., a provider of three-dimensional seismic acquisition services to U.S. and international oil and gas businesses. He was a director of Crown Resources Corporation from 2002 until its merger with Kinross Gold Corporation in 2006. |
Stephen Carley |
Mr. Stephen E. Carley has been appointed as Director of Harte-Hanks, Inc., effective March 17, 2013. He is Chief Executive Officer of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., a casual dining restaurant chain. Prior to joining Red Robin, Mr. Carley served from April 2001 to August 2010 as the Chief Executive Officer of El Pollo Loco, Inc., a privately held restaurant company. Mr. Carley holds a master’s degree with a concentration in marketing from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois. |
Scott Key |
Mr. Scott Key has been appointed as Director of Harte-Hanks, Inc., effective March 17, 2013. Since January 2011, Mr. Key has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of IHS Inc. Mr. Key joined IHS in 2003, and has served in a variety of roles of progressively greater responsibility, most recently as IHS’ Senior Vice President, Global Products and Services (in 2010) and President and Chief Operating Officer of IHS Global Insight (September 2008 — December 2009). From 2007-2008, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of IHS Jane’s and chairman of IHS Fairplay, and led an integrated sales team on a global basis. From 2003-2007, he served as IHS Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Marketing, and led Energy Strategy, Products, Marketing and Software Development. Mr. Key holds bachelor of science degrees in both physics and mathematics from the University of Washington in Seattle as well as a master’s degree in geophysics from the University of Wyoming. |
David Copeland |
Mr. David L. Copeland is Independent Director of Harte-Hanks Inc. He has been employed by SIPCO, Inc., the management and investment company for the Andrew B. Shelton family, since 1980, and currently serves as its president. Since 1998, he has served as a director of First Financial Bankshares, Inc., a financial holding company. Currently, he serves on the executive and nominating committees and is also the audit committee chairman of First Financial Bankshares. |
William Farley |
Mr. William F. Farley is Independent Director of Harte-Hanks Inc. Currently, he is a principal with Livingston Capital, a private investment business he started in 2002. Since 2005, he has served on the board of trustees for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and is a member of their human resources committee along with being the chair of the investment committee. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Science, Inc., a medical device company, from 2000 to 2002. He also served as chairman and chief executive officer of Kinnard Investments, a financial services holding company, from 1997 to 2000. From 1990 to 1996, he served as vice chairman of U.S. Bancorp, a financial services holding company. |
Judy Odom |
Ms. Judy C. Odom is Independent Director of Harte-Hanks Inc. Since November 2002, she has also served on the board of directors of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, a diversified manufacturing company. She served on the board of Storage Technology Corporation, a provider of data storage hardware and software products and services, from November 2003 to August 2005. From 1985 until 2002, she held numerous positions, most recently chief executive officer and chairman of the board, at Software Spectrum, Inc., a global business to business software services company, which she co-founded in 1983. Prior to founding Software Spectrum, she was a partner with the international accounting firm, Grant Thornton. |
Karen Puckett |
Ms. Karen A. Puckett is Independent Director of Harte-Hanks, Inc. Ms. Puckett is currently an executive vice president and chief operating officer with CenturyLink, Inc., and has served as CenturyLink’s chief operating officer since 2000. CenturyLink is a provider of communications, high-speed internet and entertainment services in small-to-mid-size cities through its broadband and fiber transport networks. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Larry Franklin |
2,054,520 |
Houston Harte |
-- |
Douglas Shepard |
865,441 |
Robert Munden |
741,953 |
Michael Paulsin |
566,329 |
Jessica Huff |
-- |
Christopher Harte |
-- |
Stephen Carley |
-- |
Scott Key |
-- |
David Copeland |
-- |
William Farley |
-- |
Judy Odom |
-- |
Karen Puckett |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Larry Franklin |
469,500 | 5,934,340 |
Houston Harte |
0 | 0 |
Douglas Shepard |
0 | 0 |
Robert Munden |
0 | 0 |
Michael Paulsin |
0 | 0 |
Jessica Huff |
0 | 0 |
Christopher Harte |
0 | 0 |
Stephen Carley |
0 | 0 |
Scott Key |
0 | 0 |
David Copeland |
0 | 0 |
William Farley |
0 | 0 |
Judy Odom |
0 | 0 |
Karen Puckett |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
HARTE CHRISTOPHER M |
1,059 | $7.79 |
FARLEY WILLIAM F |
1,123 | $7.79 |
CARLEY STEPHEN E |
6,265 | $0.00 |
KEY SCOTT C |
6,265 | $0.00 |
HUFF JESSICA MORSAN |
7,500 | $8.06 |
HUFF JESSICA MORSAN |
7,500 | $6.04 |
HUFF JESSICA MORSAN |
641 | $7.50 |
PAULSIN MICHAEL P |
3,355 | $7.72 |
HARRISON ANDREW P |
25,000 | $0.00 |
FALCONE JEANNINE L |
25,000 | $0.00 |
MUNDEN ROBERT LINTON REEVES |
2,458 | $7.72 |
MUNDEN ROBERT LINTON REEVES |
25,000 | $0.00 |
DAMES BRIAN J |
3,025 | $7.72 |
DAMES BRIAN J |
25,000 | $0.00 |
HUFF JESSICA MORSAN |
1,416 | $7.72 |
FRANKLIN LARRY D |
30,000 | $0.00 |
PAULSIN MICHAEL P |
25,000 | $0.00 |
HARRISON ANDREW P |
959 | $7.72 |
FARLEY WILLIAM F |
6,476 | $0.00 |
SHEPARD DOUGLAS C |
30,000 | $0.00 |
PAUL ROBERT A |
25,000 | $0.00 |
COPELAND DAVID L |
6,476 | $0.00 |
PAUL ROBERT A |
1,595 | $7.72 |
PUCKETT KAREN ANN |
6,476 | $0.00 |
FALCONE JEANNINE L |
4,614 | $7.72 |

