Executive Bios
Gerald Sokol, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Gerald joined Vertis Communications as Chief Financial Officer in 2009, and in July 2011, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Vertis, Gerald was with AOL/Time Warner, where he held the position of Executive Vice President, Finance, and Operations. While at AOL, Gerald administered a multi-billion dollar budget and led business development, domestic operations, and the marketing analysis team. Gerald launched the AOL service in 11 international markets that generated several hundred million dollars of revenue through a mix of search, advertising, and subscription services and also led the IPO of AOL Latin America. Before AOL, Gerald served as CEO, President and Chairman of NTN Communications, an Internet game developer. Prior to that, Gerald was Vice President and Treasurer of TCI, the nation’s largest cable TV provider, where he managed a $14 billion debt portfolio, handled multiple structured financings, and led several IPOs. Gerald holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado.
Kathy Calta
Chief Marketing Officer
Kathy was appointed Chief Marketing Officer in 2009, and is responsible for developing and enhancing Vertis Communications' strategic and corporate positioning. Most recently, Kathy was a partner at Rosetta Marketing, a leading interactive marketing company that is a pioneer in personalized marketing solutions. Prior to Rosetta, Kathy was at Harte-Hanks for 22 years serving in senior leadership roles, including corporate officer of the company, both as Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President. Kathy led U.S. business units that delivered direct and interactive agency services, customer data management, database construction, analytics, technology and production services. In 2005, Kathy was named a recipient of a Stevie Award for Women Entrepreneurs, specifically "Best Executive" in the category of "Service Businesses - More than 2,500 Employees." Prior to joining Harte-Hanks, Kathy served with Landmark Communications, ADVO Systems, Inc., and a regional Pennsylvania department store chain. Kathy earned a Bachelor of Science in Education in Art Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Mansfield University.
David Glogoff
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary for Vertis’ Board of Directors
David is the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer. He also serves as Secretary for Vertis' Board of Directors. In addition to leading the company’s legal operations, David is responsible for the management of Vertis’ human resources, corporate supply chain management and infrastructure technology, including their strategy and direction. David joined Vertis in 2000 and previously served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. Prior to joining Vertis, he was a corporate associate in the Princeton, N.J. law firm of Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan, serving in the business and finance group. At the New York City law firm of Flood, Johnston & McShane, David was a litigation associate where he specialized in environmental law and general litigation. A graduate of Tulane Law School, David is a member of the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania state bars.
Thomas Pierno
Chief Financial Officer
Tom was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2011. Prior to Vertis, Tom was Vice President, Financial Planning and Treasury at Comverse Technology where he was responsible for worldwide budgets, forecasts, long-term financial planning and special projects, along with cash management and treasury operations. During his 11-year tenure at AOL, Tom served as Senior Vice President and Controller with responsibility for worldwide accounting, consolidated internal and external reporting and disclosure, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance monitoring and reporting, as well as worldwide financial planning and analysis. Prior to becoming Controller, he held financial leadership positions in AOL Access and AOL International. Tom founded the Internal Audit function at AOL, and also worked on strategic acquisitions such as ICQ and Netscape Communications. Before AOL, Tom was Chief Financial Officer at World Color Press. In addition he served as Director – Planning and Reporting at Paramount Communications Inc. and began his career as a CPA at Ernst & Young. He graduated summa cum laude with an MBA and BBA in Accounting from Pace University.