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Follett goes outside family to find new CEO

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Follett Corp. has named former RR Donnelly executive Mary Lee Schneider to be the River Grove-based company’s new president and CEO.Schneider becomes the first nonfamily member to lead the privately held educational materials company in its 140-year history. She will replace Chuck Follett. who announced his retirement earlier this year, a company spokesman said. With divisions based in Oak Brook, Woodridge and McHenry, Follett is a $2.7 billion company.
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