MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2016--
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) president and CEO Gracia Martore was honored
tonight with a CEO Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington
Business Journal. Martore was presented the honor at an awards dinner at
the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC.
The Washington Business Journal editorial team selected Martore for her
“exceptional efforts leading TEGNA during its 2015 separation of
Gannett.” In September 2016, Martore announced she would retire as
president and CEO upon the close of the announced spin-off of Cars.com
into a publicly traded company. The deal is expected to close in the
first half of 2017.
“Gracia’s commitment, vision, leadership and work ethic are second to
none and a driving force behind the transformation of this company,”
said Marge Magner, chairman of the Board, TEGNA. “She has consistently
had her finger on the pulse of the industry and created opportunities
for success by remaining focused on a strategy of innovation and growth.
Her impact on this company is immeasurable and her legacy will be
long-lasting. We applaud the Washington Business Journal for recognizing
her many achievements as president and CEO.”
Martore became president and CEO of TEGNA (then Gannett) in October 2011
and helped grow the nation’s largest local media company. Under
Martore’s leadership, Gannett doubled the company’s broadcast portfolio
and acquired full ownership of Cars.com. Martore led the separation of
Gannett into two publicly traded companies in 2015: TEGNA, a
broadcasting and digital company and new Gannett, which retained the
name Gannett Co., Inc. and includes publishing properties and affiliated
digital assets.
Martore joined Gannett in 1985 as assistant treasurer. She became a vice
president in the Treasury group in 1993 and added investor relations
duties in 1995. She was named treasurer and vice president, investor
relations in 1998. She was promoted to senior vice president of finance
in addition to her treasurer’s responsibilities in 2001. In 2003,
Martore became senior vice president and chief financial officer and was
appointed to Gannett’s Management Committee. In 2005, Martore became
executive vice president and CFO. In 2010, she was named president and
chief operating officer and on October 6, 2011, was named president and
Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Gannett, she worked for 12
years in the banking industry.
Martore has won numerous business and industry honors for her
leadership. In 2015, Martore was named a Giant of Broadcasting by
Library of American Broadcasting and the IRTS Foundation. She was also
named one of the 50 most influential Virginians by Virginia Business
Magazine. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, she was named one of the “50 Most
Powerful Women in Business” by Fortune Magazine. Following her selection
as Gannett’s CEO in 2011, Martore was cited by Forbes in a review of the
world’s most powerful women and, in 2012, she was named to Forbes’ “100
Most Powerful Women” list. Martore also was named on Variety’s Women’s
Impact List 2013 and one of Washington’s 100 Most Powerful Women by
Washingtonian Magazine. Institutional Investor magazine named Martore
one of the best CFOs in America and ranked her the Best CFO in America
in the publishing and advertising agencies category for three years in a
row (2004-2006). The Washington Post also named Martore one of the top
10 female executives at major companies in the Washington region. In
2006 she was named CFO of the Year by Virginia Business Magazine.
Martore serves on the board of directors of TEGNA Inc., The Associated
Press, FM Global and WestRock Company. In October 2014, she was elected
to the Board of Trustees for The Paley Center for Media. Martore is a
graduate of Wellesley College with a double major in history and
political science. While there, she was named a Wellesley Scholar for
academic excellence.
Martore and her husband, Joseph, have two children.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is comprised of a dynamic portfolio of media and
digital businesses that provide content that matters and brands that
deliver. TEGNA reaches more than 90 million Americans and delivers
highly relevant, useful and smart content, when and how people need it,
to make the best decisions possible. TEGNA Media includes 46 television
stations and is the largest independent station group of major network
affiliates in the top 25 markets, reaching approximately one-third of
all television households nationwide. TEGNA Digital is comprised of
Cars.com, the leading online destination for automotive consumers,
CareerBuilder, a global leader in human capital solutions, and other
powerful brands such as G/O Digital and Cofactor. For more information,
visit www.TEGNA.com.
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