Brad Hill Named President, Interlink

Interlink founder and owner Bill Garber has announced that Interlink General Manager Brad Hill has been appointed the company’s President, replacing Garber in that position.

Interlink is a privately owned circulation-management company serving the community-newspaper industry. More than 1,000 publishers across the U.S. use Interlink services to grow newspaper subscription penetration and manage subscriber services, including delivery by mail or carrier.

Hill began working with Interlink in 2001 as a technical contractor after leaving his previous position as Network Administrator for a private school system in Tennessee. Recognizing his ability to bridge the gap between technical issues and non-technical people, Interlink offered him a permanent position handling the integration of Interlink Circulation into new customers’ business systems.

He later became Director of Customer Services for the company before moving into the General Manager role in 2011.

Last year, Hill was named a National Newspaper Association representative on the Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), joining NNA’s postal chairman Max Heath and CEO Tonda Rush in that important postal-related group.

“Brad has done an outstanding job of managing and more.  Presidential-level engagement involves substantial forward vision and planning, and Brad has been fully engaged with me this year,” Garber said, also praising Hill for his work on MTAC in helping to represent community newspapers with the USPS.

Several NNA officials applauded the appointment and sent along their congratulations, including current NNA President Merle Baranczyk who wrote, “Congratulations Brad, on the appointment. You and Interlink are and have been a great help to NNA. Best wishes on the new position and thank you for all your efforts on behalf of NNA and community newspapers.”

NNA’s CEO Rush added her support for the change as well.

“Brad’s been doing a terrific job for us at USPS under most unusual and challenging circumstances in the history of our long relationship with USPS. We were delighted to learn of his new position,” Rush said.

“I’m humbled to be entrusted with this responsibility,” Hill said.  “My tenure at Interlink has grown within me a deeper appreciation for the role of community newspapers in our society, and the raw dedication of those who make them happen. Bill has built a company I believe in, in an industry I believe in, and I look forward to leading Interlink and serving this industry for many more years.”

Hill believes the company is well attuned to what’s important to newspapers.

“I’m fortunate to be working with a staff such as ours, who are second-to-none in customer service,” Hill said.

With Hill’s appointment, Garber will assume the title of Founder and Chairman of the company.

Hill and his wife, Karin, and their three children live in southwest Michigan.