Dan Singleton Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Harland Clarke Holdings®; Jana Schmidt Appointed President of Harland Clarke®

Dan Singleton Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Harland Clarke Holdings® (Photo: Business Wire)

SAN ANTONIO--()--Harland Clarke, a leading provider of omni-channel marketing solutions, critical communications and payment solutions, today announced that Dan Singleton has been appointed to the new role of Chief Operating Officer for Harland Clarke Holdings (HCH), the parent company of Harland Clarke as well as the owner of Valassis, Scantron and RetailMeNot. Jana Schmidt has been named President of Harland Clarke, succeeding Singleton who served in the role for the past nine years.

“In his new role, Dan Singleton will be able to deploy his 29 years of industry expertise and strategic operational leadership across all HCH businesses,” said Victor Nichols, CEO, Harland Clarke Holdings. “Dan’s broad experience and deep client relationships will continue supporting growth and advancement of all of our businesses.”

Singleton joined Harland Clarke in 1988 after holding positions at two Fortune 1000 companies. He was named President and COO in 2008, with responsibility for financial results, strategy, sales and marketing, manufacturing, delivery and execution. He became Harland Clarke’s CEO in 2012.

“Building on the multitude of successes that Dan and the team have delivered, Harland Clarke is uniquely positioned to provide solutions that drive increased customer engagement for our valuable financial services and retail clients,” said Nichols. “Since re-joining the company earlier this year, Jana Schmidt has already made tremendous progress in leading transformation for our future success. As a proven leader in achieving growth and maximizing innovation to deliver enhanced solutions for clients, Jana brings valuable experience to this role. I am pleased to have the caliber of leadership in Dan and Jana as we capitalize on the significant growth opportunities in the industry while helping our clients help consumers.”

With more than 27 years of sales, marketing, operations and client advocacy focus, Schmidt most recently served as the President of Harland Clarke, Intelligent Solutions. Prior to this role, she served as CEO of Ecova, where she led the global energy and sustainability management. Schmidt also has extensive senior leadership experience at Harland Clarke, having previously served as Harland Clarke’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing before her time at Ecova. She led the organization’s nation-wide sales and marketing efforts, in addition to running Harland Clarke’s Marketing Services division.

About Harland Clarke Holdings

Harland Clarke Holdings is comprised of companies focused on optimizing client relationships through multiple channels by enabling them to acquire, retain and grow their customer base. Its major business units, Valassis, Harland Clarke, RetailMeNot and Scantron are recognized as leading providers of marketing services, transaction solutions, education services and intelligent media delivery that create millions of customer touch points annually for their clients. Harland Clarke Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated.

About Harland Clarke

Harland Clarke is a leading provider of quality payment solutions, multi-channel marketing campaigns, and secure data-driven lead generation and critical communications. In addition, Harland Clarke provides promotional products, call centers, and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions. The company delivers operational excellence and intelligent solutions to more than 50 million consumers and 5 million small and medium sized businesses per year through its relationships with 8,500+ of the nation's leading financial institutions, large retailers, affiliate marketing companies and accounting software providers. Harland Clarke is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harland Clarke Holdings. For more information, visit www.harlandclarke.com or follow Harland Clarke on LinkedIn and on Twitter @HarlandClarke.

Contacts

Harland Clarke Holdings
Debbie Serot
SVP, Corporate Communications
Debbie.Serot@harlandclarke.com

Release Summary

Harland Clarke today announced Dan Singleton has been appointed to new role of COO for HCH. Jana Schmidt has been named President of Harland Clarke.

Contacts

Harland Clarke Holdings
Debbie Serot
SVP, Corporate Communications
Debbie.Serot@harlandclarke.com