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May 9, 2019

Gannett appoints chief legal officer as interim CEO as takeover fight continues

Gannett appointed internal company veteran legal officer as interim CEO. The company has been fighting of competitor and majority shareholder MNG Media Enterprises’s attempts to buy out Gannett.

Media giant Gannett Co. Inc. tapped chief legal officer and chief operating officer Barbara Wall as interim CEO, following CEO Robert Dickey’s departure.

The changeover comes during a battle over Digital First Media’s attempt to purchase Gannett, a takeover that will be determined at a shareholder meeting in one week.

Dickey, who served as Gannett’s CEO since 2015, said he would retire May 7, acc...

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