ROME, N.Y. -- Marianne W. Gaige, president and CEO of Cathedral Corporation, recently received the YWCA Mohawk Valley’s 2009 Salute to Outstanding Women Award.

The award, presented at the 20th Anniversary Salute to Outstanding Women Luncheon, honors women who live or work in Oneida or Herkimer counties and have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their career paths and communities, according to the YWCA.

An accomplished executive in high-growth companies, Gaige became a senior manager with Cathedral in 1992, was appointed president and chief operating officer in 1996 and chief executive officer in 2008. Prior to joining Cathedral, she was a manager with Price Waterhouse and a consultant with the Atlanta-based firm McMann & Dee.

Gaige has worked with many companies on strategic planning and improvement of operating efficiencies. She holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Alfred University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business. She is also a certified public accountant.

Gaige is the former Treasurer of the Mohawk Valley Economic Development Growth Enterprise Corporation (EDGE), and currently serves as a member of the EDGE Board of Trustees and the Utica Industrial Development Corporation Board of Directors. 

Gaige has served on the Board of Trustees of the Imaging Network Group (INg), an international association of service bureaus, for more than 10 years. She serves on the Liberty Mutual Upstate NY Advisory Board, the St. Elizabeth Hospital Board of Trustees, the Upstate Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Board of Trustees; and the Cerebral Palsy Association Foundation Board, and is a vice chair of the Board of Trustees for Utica College.

Gaige lives in Holland Patent with her husband, Attorney Peter O. Gaige.

For additional information, please contact Larry Beasley at 315-356-6229 or visit us online at www.cathedralcorporation.com.

About Cathedral Corporation

Cathedral Corporation offers the Essentials™ line of printed and electronic financial communication programs, personalized direct mail, and e-marketing services.  This includes the analysis and application of customer data to create trans-promotional checks, statements and invoices, highly targeted direct mail, and a wide range of customer care communications. Recognized in the industry for on-time and error-free performance, Cathedral Corporation serves a broad range of industries in the U.S. including financial services, healthcare, utilities, higher education, and religious organizations. The company employs 175 people and is headquartered in a 60,000-square-foot facility at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, N.Y., with additional facilities in Lincoln, R.I., Buffalo, N.Y., Nashua, N.H., and St. Louis, Mo.