John Jeffry Louis

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John Jeffry Louis

Mr. Louis was appointed to our Board in November 2019, in connection with the Acquisition. He served as a director of Legacy Gannett’s former parent from 2006 to 2019, and he served as Chairman of the Board of Legacy Gannett from June 2015 through November 2019. Mr. Louis is the Co-Founder of Parson Capital Corporation, a Chicago-based private equity and venture capital firm, and he served as its Chairman from 1992 to 2007. He is currently a director of The Olayan Group and S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc.


Mr. Louis has financial expertise, with substantial experience in founding, building and selling companies and in investing in early stage companies from his years of experience in the venture capital industry as a leader of Parson Capital and as an entrepreneur who has founded a number of companies.