Gracia C. Martore is an American business executive. She currently serves as chair of the Associated Press[1] and a member of the board of directors for WestRock.[2]
She is married to Joseph Martore, a major government contractor.[3][4][5]
History
Martore graduated from Wellesley College with a double major in history and political science.[6]
Career
After graduating, Martore was offered a job at a Boston-area bank. In 1979, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked at Maryland National Bank.[4:1] She remained in the banking industry for 12 years.[7][8]
Starting in 1985, Martore served in various leadership positions including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer of TEGNA, formerly part of Gannett.[8:1][7:1]
Martore was appointed as President and CEO of Tegna in October 2011.[7:2] She was elected to the board of directors of the Associated Press (AP) in 2013,[9] and in October 2014, joined the board for the Paley Center for Media.[6:1]
In July 2016, Martore was elected to the board of trustees of Wellesley College.[7:3]
Martore announced in May 2017 that she would retire from her leadership position at Tegna.[10] She joined the board of directors of United Rentals on June 2, 2017.[7:4] On July 18, 2017, Omnicom Group announced it had appointed Martore to the company's board of directors.[8:2]
She later became vice chair of AP, and was elevated to the role of chair in April 2022.[9:1]
Leadership Team - Our Team. Associated Press. Retrieved July 31, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.07.31-180916/https://www.ap.org/about/our-people/leadership-team ↩︎
Gracia C. Martore. WestRock. Retrieved November 23, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231123220913/https://ir.westrock.com/governance/board-of-directors/Person-Details/default.aspx?ItemId=ae0a2ff0-5452-4870-b977-b623dbd18909 ↩︎
Sources: Gannett CEO hires armed guards due to journal news fallout. (2013, January 18). The Rockland County Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20230201093040/https://rocklandtimes.com/2013/01/18/sources-gannett-ceo-hires-armed-guards-due-to-journal-news-fallout/ ↩︎
Ward, S. (2012, December 15). Remaking the News. Barron’s. http://archive.today/2023.11.23-222947/https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/SB50001424052748703496404578171712350797402 ↩︎ ↩︎
Joe Martore. LinkedIn. Retrieved November 23, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.23-223810/https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-martore-33179922/ ↩︎
Giants of Broadcasting 2015 Honorees. Library of American Broadcasting. Retrieved November 23, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.23-222518/https://exhibitions.lib.umd.edu/libraryofamericanbroadcasting/giants/2015-honorees ↩︎ ↩︎
Grace, T. (2017, June 2). United Rentals Appoints Gracia Martore as a New Director, Joining Shiv Singh. Bloomberg. https://web.archive.org/web/20231123221721/https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2017-06-02/united-rentals-appoints-gracia-martore-as-a-new-director-joining-shiv-singh ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Ravish, R. (2017, July 18). Gracia Martore Joins Omnicom’s Board of Directors. Omnicom Group. https://web.archive.org/web/20230729103328/https://www.omnicomgroup.com/newsroom/gracia-martore-joins-omnicoms-board-of-directors/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Easton, L., & Meir, N. (2022, April 27). AP announces 1 director, 4 incumbents at annual meeting. Associated Press. http://archive.today/2022.07.31-181301/https://www.ap.org/press-releases/2022/ap-announces-1-director-4-incumbents-at-annual-meeting ↩︎ ↩︎
Neibauer, M. (2017, May 4). Tegna, Cars.com confirm split; Gracia Martore announces retirement. Washington Business Journal. https://web.archive.org/web/20231123221422/https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/05/04/tegna-cars-com-confirm-their-split-while-gracia.html ↩︎
