MaryAnne Gilmartin, Ratner’s successor, well-regarded in business community
Forest City Ratner Corp. yesterday wouldn’t comment on published reports that Bruce Ratner would step down as CEO of the huge development firm, although he would remain as chairman.
The Commercial Observer reported that “Mr. Ratner, 68, will step aside this winter, assuming the role of company chairman and putting MaryAnne Gilmartin, the firm’s executive vice president of development and leasing, at the helm of the firms’ day-to-day operations.”
However, the purported new CEO, Ms. Gilmartin, is well respected in the Brooklyn business and political communities.