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Landmark Communications Inc.

is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Landmark's founder was Samuel L. Slover, Frank Batten's uncle and Frank Batten Jr.'s great-uncle. For half a century, Samuel L. Slover was a dominant figure in Virginia newspaper publishing circles. During his 86 years he owned or controlled six of the commonwealth's largest newspapers, headed numerous other business and civic enterprises and exerted influence on Virginia politics. A zestful trader, Slover might have built a journalistic empire in the East. He preferred to nurture sick newspapers into healthy ones, rather than simply accumulate a chain of journals. Slover came to Virginia in 1900 bearing the sting of failure in his first venture, plus a heavy debt. At 20 he had become business manager of the failing Knoxville Journal in his native Tennessee. The newspaper rallied in his inexperienced hands but ultimately lapsed into bankruptcy. At 22, he insisted on assuming all of the Journal's financial obligations, amounting to $36,400, and eventually paid them off.

Chairman of the Board and CEO
Frank Batten Jr.
Number of Employees 11,750
Contact Information

150 W Brambleton Ave

Norfolk, Virginia 23510-2075

www.landmarkcom...

(757) 446-2010

NAICS Code Newspaper Publishers: 511110

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Debora Wilson President, the Weather Channel Companies
R. Bruce Bradley President
Teresa F. Blevins Cfo & Executive Vice President
Charlie Hill Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Guy Friddell III Executive Vice President
Colleen Pittman Vice President, Tax, Audit and Analysis
Howard Stevenson Partner
Dorothy Batten Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Frank Batten Jr. Chairman of the Board and CEO
Richard F. Barry Vice Chairman

Frank Batten is retired chairman and CEO of the board of Landmark Communications Inc., a privately held media company based in Norfolk, Va. Batten stepped down on Jan. 1, 1998 when his son, Frank Batten Jr., became board chairman. Batten was born on Feb. 11, 1927, and was educated at Culver Military Academy, the University of Virginia and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He served in the Merchant Marines in World War II and later as a Naval reserve officer. Batten began his newspaper career as a newsroom copy boy and reporter during summer vacations. After college, he worked in the advertising and circulation departments of The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star and became publisher of the newspapers in 1954. He became chairman of Landmark in 1967. Batten was a director of The Associated Press from 1975 to 1987, vice chairman from 1977 to 1981 and chairman from 1982 to 1987. He was a director of the Newspaper Association of America; the first rector of Old Dominion University; past vice chairman of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; and past president of The Norfolk Academy. He was past president and campaign chairman for the Norfolk area United Fund and has served on the boards of the College of William and Mary, Hollins College, Culver Educational Foundation, The Darden School Foundation, Harvard Business School Publishing Co. and the Mariners Museum.

Organization Position Status
University of Virginia Former
Norfolk Academy President Former
Newspaper Association of America Director Former
The Associated Press Director Former

Organization Position Status
Landmark Communications, Inc. President, the Weather Channel Companies Current

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Landmark Communications, Inc. President Current
Landmark Communications, Inc. Executive Vice President and President Current

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Landmark Communications, Inc. Cfo & Executive Vice President Current

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Landmark Communications, Inc. Executive Vice President, Human Resources Current
Landmark Broadcasting Inc. Executive Vice President, HR Former

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Landmark Communications, Inc. Executive Vice President Current

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Landmark Communications, Inc. Vice President, Tax, Audit and Analysis Current
Landmark Broadcasting Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Nobska Partners, LLC Partner Current
Wheelock Partners LLC Limited Partner Current
Landmark Communications, Inc. Partner Current
Buck Creek Capital, LLC Limited Partner Current
Venatus Capital Partners Limited Partner Current
Mt. Auburn Partners, LLC Limited Partner Current
American Franchise Company, LLC Limited Partner Current
8 Wire Capital Limited Partner Current
Johns Creek Partners LLC Limited Partner Current
J. Devien Capital, LLC Limited Partner Current
Cadence Capital Partners, LLC Prof Current
Black Mountain Equity LLC Professor Current
J. Devien Capital, LLC Professor Current
Pacific Onset Capital LLC Howard Is Sarofim, Rock Professor of Business Administration Current
Buck Creek Capital, LLC Professor Current
Tangerine Wellness, Inc Advisor Current
Landfall Advisors LLC Special Member Current
Howard Stevenson Professor Current
Wright Equity Partners, LLC Current
Harvard Business Publishing Chairman Current
Opk Capital Board of Directors Current
Boston Ballet Inc. Board of Directors Current
Landmark Communications, Inc. Director Current
Sudbury Valley Trustees Director Current
Tangerine Wellness, Inc Board of Directors Current
Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. Director Current
Gerdau Ameristeel Sand Springs Director Current
Boston Ballet Inc. Trustee Current
Landfall Advisors LLC Special Member Current
The Baupost Group President Former
The Baupost Group Founder Current
Harvard Business School Senior Associate Former
Harvard University Senior Associate Former
Landmark Communications, Inc. Advisor Former
Harvard Corporation Faculty Former
Harvard Business School Director Former
SCP Global Technologies Inc. Director Former
Harvard University Doctor of Business Administration Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
Stanford University Mba Former
Stanford University BS In Mathematics Former
Harvard University B.A. Degrees Former
Harvard University Business Administration Former
Harvard Business School Business Administration Former

Dorothy Batten is Director of Landmark Communications, Inc., a company which operates the Weather Channel and other media and information businesses. She received a BA in economics and an MBA at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. She is actively involved at the University of Virginia's Batten Institute and at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, and is currently co-Chair of the Arts Council. Her goal is to encourage future leaders through education and the media to find positive, innovative and responsible solutions to the planet's environmental challenges.

Organization Position Status
Jefferson Scholars Foundation Current
University of Virginia Current
Amazon Conservation Association Board of Directors Current
Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation Board of Directors Current
Landmark Communications, Inc. Director Current
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration MBA Former
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Undergraduate Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Landmark Communications, Inc. Vice Chairman Current