Effective March 18, 2019, Gannett Co., Inc. appointed Barbara W. Wall as its Chief Operating Officer on an interim basis. In this role, Ms. Wall will report to the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Wall has served as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since 2015. She previously had served as Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel since 2009 after joining the legal staff in 1985. Ms. Wall will continue in her role as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Elizabeth A. Allen, the Company's current Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary, has been appointed General Counsel.