Elaine Lintecum

Elaine Lintecum is an experienced board member and accomplished financial executive with 32 years of experience in the media industry. Her career reflects a track record leading a state-of-art financial organization and executing M&A transactions across the deal lifecycle. She also brings a deep understanding of corporate governance, is a qualified financial expert, and is an experienced audit and compensation committee member. As the CFO of The McClatchy Company, Elaine was instrumental in transforming the company from a small, private company to a publicly-traded digital media company serving 30 markets in 14 states. She was responsible for obtaining funding for successful acquisitions and executing sales transactions to develop a dynamic and diversified portfolio of media businesses in attractive markets. Elaine serves on the Board of Directors of the River City Bank (RCB); a $3.6 billion bank located in Sacramento, CA, and serves on RCB’s Audit, Governance and Compensation, Loan and IT Committees. For eight years Elaine served on the board of The Seattle Times Company (Audit Committee), owner of the second largest newspaper on the West Coast, The Seattle Times, as well as other newspapers in the state of Washington. Elaine started her career at Deloitte Haskins and Sells, predecessor to Deloitte & Touche LLP, serving for seven and half years with increasing responsibilities in Deloitte’s audit practice. Elaine also has executive training in Finance and Investor Relations from Stanford University and the University of Michigan, respectively. Prior to graduating with distinction with a BS degree in accounting from California State University, (Chico) Ms. Lintecum was a member of the U.S. Army for two years, rising to the rank of Specialist 4.