Gracia Martore has served as a director of the Company since June 2017. Ms. Martore most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer and director of TEGNA Inc. (“TEGNA”), formerly known as Gannett Co., Inc., a role she held from October 2011 until June 2017. Prior to that and beginning in 1985, Ms. Martore served in various other management positions with TEGNA, including as President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to TEGNA, Ms. Martore worked for 12 years in the banking industry. Ms. Martore graduated from Wellesley College. While there, she was named a Wellesley Scholar for academic excellence. Ms. Martore serves as Chair of the board and chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the board of The Associated Press. She also serves as a director and chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Executive Committee of the board of FM Global. She previously served as a director of Learning Tree International; as a director and chair of the Audit Committee of Westrock Company; and served on the Board of Trustees of Wellesley College. Ms. Martore has won numerous business and industry honors for her leadership, including receiving the CEO Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington Business Journal, being named as one of “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” by Fortune Magazine for three consecutive years, being named to Forbes’ “100 Most Powerful Women” list, as well as being named by Institutional Investor magazine as one of the Best CFO’s in America and Best CFO in America in the publishing and advertising agencies category for three consecutive years. Ms. Martore has financial expertise, broad business experience and extensive management, leadership, operational and transformation expertise as a result of her 32 years of experience in a variety of senior leadership roles at TEGNA. Ms. Martore’s background, experience and judgment as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of a major publicly traded company provide her with leadership, business, financial, governance and cybersecurity skills that benefit the Company and the Board.
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Ms. Martore also serves as a director and chair of the Compensation Committee of Omnicom Group, Inc. Previously, Ms. Martore served as a director of WestRock Company from May 2015 to July 2024.