BE SURE TO MEET JOAN LAPPIN AT THE MONEY SHOW IN LAS VEGAS ON TUESDAY MAY 15TH .
Gannett announced on May 14 that its CFO Paul Saleh had resigned to join another Fortune 200 company. On a day when most stocks were down and some more than others, GCI managed to post a small gain. In an interesting series of events, Gannett is now being led by Gracia Martore who has been with the company for decades. Her predecessor as CEO was ill for more than a year and really unable to perform his role as the head of the company. Martore was selected as his successor. In a true American success story, Martore joined the company as an Asst. Treasurer. She worked her way up through the ranks to CFO and now CEO in a career path that is unusual today for anyone but especially so for a woman. She is smart as a whip and not in any way a political operative. She is the true example of someone who is allowed to excel and then to advance.
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