President & Chief Executive Officer of Arbitron Inc.
William T. Kerr is President and Chief Executive Officer of Arbitron Inc. Mr. Kerr has been a Director of Arbitron since May 2007.
From July 2006 to January 2010, Mr. Kerr was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Meredith Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed diversified media company that publishes magazines, owns and operates local television stations and provides digital marketing services. Mr. Kerr had been a member of the Meredith Corporation Board of Directors since 1994. Mr. Kerr was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Meredith Corporation from January 1996 until June 2006. Mr. Kerr was President and Chief Operating Officer of Meredith Corporation, from 1994 to 1996, and President, Magazine Group and Executive Vice President of Meredith, from 1991 to 1994. He previously served as a Vice President of The New York Times Company and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Mr. Kerr has been a member of the Boards of Directors of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed marketing communications and marketing services company, since November 2006 and Whirlpool Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed appliance manufacturer, since June 2006. He also serves as a member of the Board of Penton Media, Inc., a private firm.
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