Nate V. Rackiewicz Joins Gannett as Chief Data Officer

(USA and Canada) Gannett Co. Inc. appoints Nate Rackiewicz as Chief Data Officer, a newly-created role who will manage the company’s vision, strategy, and execution of data, analytics, and science across all business units. He will also lead a global team that will implement the company’s enterprise-wide customer identity, data, and growth analytics as well as data science and modeling capabilities. He will report to Gannett’s Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Mayur Gupta.

Rackiewicz has more than two decades of experience in data science and advanced analytics. He was previously with Take-Two Interactive where he served as Head of Analytics building global data science and advanced analytics center of excellence, in addition to creating a competitive intelligence platform to successfully drive increased revenue for the leading video game publisher. He also led data and analytics roles at A+E Networks and HBO.

“We are excited to welcome Nate to lead our expansive intelligence ecosystem across the company and enhance Gannett’s data-driven culture and mindset,” Gupta said in a statement. “His experience building and executing revenue-generating data science solutions will truly benefit our organization.”

“I am thrilled to be joining Gannett and spearheading data operations during such a pivotal time for the business,” Rackiewicz said in a statement. “Gannett is transforming from a legacy publishing company to a customer-obsessed, subscription-led content platform, and I am looking forward to leveraging data and analytics to inform our success and growth.”