Gannett Names Kevin Lord Chief HR Officer

Kevin Lord today was named SVP and chief human resources officer of Gannett Co. Lord will join Gannett on Oct. 22.

Lord joins Gannett from NBCUniversal, where he was EVP of human resources for NBC News. Lord also served as global HR transition leader for NBCUniversal, guiding the company’s human resources transition from General Electric to Comcast ownership.

Prior to his time at NBCUniversal, Lord served in a variety of senior human resources roles, including chief human resources officer for GE Plastics and SVP of human resources for GE Capital, vendor financial services.

Lord received his B.S. from the State University of New York and holds a master’s in human resources degree from the University of South Carolina.