First Mover: Maryam Banikarim

Gannett’s been around for 100 years; why do they need a CMO all of a sudden? I think there’s this recognition that while it was fine to be more of a holding company and let these businesses all operate independently—which was a great thing and they were incredibly profitable—now there’s a sense that there is an opportunity to create a connective tissue. Gannett is the largest newspaper group in...