Marketing Leader Adds Two New Key Executives

Harte Hanks Names Brian Dames CMO and Joseph Voica SVP of Sales


BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 8, 2014) - Harte Hanks (NYSE: HHS), a leading marketing organization that partners with top brands to establish deeper relationships with its customers and prospects, has announced the appointment of two executives to its senior leadership team: Brian Dames to the position of Chief Marketing Officer and Joseph Voica to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales. Dames most recently served as Executive Vice President of Customer Solutions. Voica joins Harte Hanks from MasterCard Worldwide.

Harte Hanks delivers high impact customer interactions for clients by optimizing the customer journey across all inbound and outbound channels. The company has a proven track record of marketing know-how and consistent execution that creates unique value for their clients. The new Customer Interaction Division is focused on delivering solutions to drive highly valuable brand experiences for Harte Hanks clients.

"Harte Hanks is building a team of leaders who are ready to take us to the next level," said Harte Hanks Chief Executive Officer, Robert Philpott. "Brian has the marketing industry knowledge and experience to lead Harte Hanks into the era of optimized customer experience in this new role. Joe is a proven sales leader who specializes in building high performing, customer-focused sales teams and growing revenue. Brian and Joe are both great assets to the Harte Hanks team and we look forward to their contributions to making Harte Hanks a trusted part of our clients' success."

As CMO for Customer Interaction, Dames is responsible for defining the company's go-to-market strategy and capability roadmap, which will provide the most robust and integrated customer engagement solution for our clients. He oversees brand development and marketing strategy and is charged with identifying new markets which can benefit from these solutions and fulfill the company's growth strategy. Dames joined Harte Hanks in 2007 and has held several roles focused on database and analytics marketing that prepare him well for this role, including Executive Vice President of Customer Solutions. He is closely associated with customer-driven marketing -- in 2013 he established Harte Hanks Product Innovation Center to leverage technology and partnerships across the company to deliver on client requirements. Having served in a variety of marketing and product roles prior to joining Harte Hanks, Dames brings a wealth of product and marketing strategy expertise and executional know-how as well as internal company knowledge to this newly created position.

Voica brings to his new role at Harte Hanks over 25 years of experience in senior management and executive roles within various industries. He is well versed in needs of data driven clients looking to optimize their results. Joe started his career with IBM, and has held other roles which include the sales turnaround lead for several venture capital firms, and building and managing a strategic and new business markets sales team at Experian. Most recently Voica led a global sales team within MasterCard World Wide.

To learn more, visit the redesigned Harte Hanks website at www.hartehanks.com

About Harte Hanks

Harte Hanks (NYSE: HHS) is one of the world's leading, insight-driven multi-channel marketing organizations, delivering impactful business results for some of the world's best-known brands. Through strategic agencies and our core marketing services, we develop integrated solutions that connect brands with prospects and customers, moving them beyond awareness to transactions and brand loyalty. Visit the Harte Hanks website at www.hartehanks.com or call (800) 456-9748.

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