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Rich Maradik Rich Maradik
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Rich Maradik is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Gaylord Entertainment. Maradik joined the company as CIO in 2006 from Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM) after it acquired SmartDM, Inc. where he was co-founder and chief executive officer. Between 1995 and 2005, Maradik helped grow SmartDM from a start-up to one of the leading database marketing firms in the U.S. serving middle-market enterprises.

While at SmartDM, the company was recognized by Inc. magazine in their Inc. 500 and was also featured on the August 1999 cover as the “Best Company Started for $1,000 or Less.” SmartDM’s clients included companies in the financial services, hospitality, entertainment and non-profit industries. Prior to SmartDM, Maradik served as the finance director for the Tennessee Republican Party.

Maradik earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Vanderbilt University in 1991 and is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization as well as an alumnus of MIT/Kaufman Foundation’s “Birthing of Giants” entrepreneurial leadership program. Maradik has also been active in the Direct Marketing Association’s Leadership Council and serves on the Board of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee’s Camp Widjiwagan.

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Gaylord Entertainment
Brian Abrahamson
VP, Corporate Communications
615-316-6302

Gaylord National

Amie Gorrell
Director, Public Relations
301-306-5053

Gaylord Opryland

Kim Keelor
Director, Public Relations
615-458-2877

Gaylord Palms

Keith Salwoski
Director, Public Relations
407-586-0315

Gaylord Texan

Martha Neibling
Director, Public Relations
817-778-1145

Grand Ole Opry

Dan Rogers
Sr. Manager, Media Relations
615-458-8543