Effective October 4, 2008, she stepped down as publisher of the Toronto Star and assumed the role of heading Ontario's bid for the 2015 Pan American Games.
She also worked in the positions of executive director of labour and employee relations and vice-president, operations and human resources.
In 2001, Pike was named publisher of The Hamilton Spectator and the senior vice-president of Regional Daily Newspapers for Torstar Media Group.
In addition to her role as publisher, she was subsequently appointed president of the newly formed CityMedia Group, which encompassed three daily newspapers – The Hamilton Spectator, The Record of Waterloo Region and The Guelph Mercury – as well as numerous community newspapers published under the Brabant and Fairway mastheads, three magazines, and commercial printing operations.
During her tenure as publisher of The Hamilton Spectator, the paper received the following journalistic honours: Also during her tenure, in 2005, The Spectator was designated a ‘Learning Newsroom’ by the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the American Press Institute – the only Canadian newspaper to receive such a designation.