4. Back On Solid Ground
Lexmark has not had steady leadership since former CEO Paul Rooke – who spent 25 years with the company and held the top job for six years -- left in November 2016.
After that happened, David Reeder was named CEO. Reeder left in June 2017 –citing personal reasons in -- and four months later Rich Geruson (pictured) took over. Geruson - a 38-year technology veteran, resigned Nov. 20, 2018, also citing “personal reasons,” according to a statement.
This was Geruson’s third stint as a CEO. He held the corner office at Phoenix Technologies for six years between 2011 and 2017, and at VoiceSignal in Woburn, Mass. for four years between 2003 and 2007.
