Greg Schermer, Lee Enterprises Vice President - Strategy, to Retire
June 01 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Gregory P. Schermer, Lee Enterprises vice president - strategy
and board member announced today that he will retire after more
than 27 years with Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE).
Schermer will remain a member of the board of directors. His
retirement is effective August 31, 2016.
“Greg has played an essential role in Lee’s digital
transformation,” said Mary Junck, Lee’s executive chairman. “Among
his significant contributions to Lee and our industry, Greg helped
found The Local Media Consortium, which connects advertisers to the
audiences of nearly 1,600 newspapers and local media outlets. He
also has negotiated other key digital partnerships, which have
contributed greatly to our success.”
“Greg has been a member of Lee’s top management team for nearly
two decades,” she added. “We’re fortunate that he will remain on
the board to continue sharing his counsel and expertise.”
Schermer, 62, was named vice president - strategy in 2012,
having served as vice president of interactive media since 1998. He
joined Lee in 1989 as corporate counsel and held the position until
2006. He became a member of the Lee board of directors in 1999.
“It has been an honor to be a part of the evolution of Lee and
the industry as a whole,” Schermer said. “It’s a much different
landscape now, and I’m very proud of the work we’ve done to
position Lee as a major part of that landscape. I’m greatly looking
forward to the opportunities my retirement will bring as well as my
continued work as a member of the Lee board.”
Before joining Lee, he was a partner at the law firm of Hanson,
O'Brien, Birney and Butler in Washington, D.C. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts and a
juris doctorate degree from Creighton University in Omaha,
Nebraska, in 1980.
Schermer served on the Newspaper Association of America’s
Digital Advisory Committee and also serves on the board of Lee's
digital subsidiary, Townnews.com, an online service provider to
more than 1,600 community and weekly newspapers.
Among community activities in Davenport, he formerly was
president of the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts and president,
board and executive committee member of the Quad Cities Symphony
Orchestra.
The stage at the Adler Theater in Davenport was recently named
the “Gregory P. Schermer Stage” in honor of his contributions to
the theater and performing arts in the Quad Cities community.
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Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and
information, and a major platform for advertising, in its markets,
with 46 daily newspapers and a joint interest in four others,
rapidly growing digital products and nearly 300 specialty
publications in 22 states. Lee's newspapers have circulation of 1.0
million daily and 1.4 million Sunday, reaching more than three
million readers in print alone. Lee's markets include St. Louis,
MO; Lincoln, NE; Madison, WI; Davenport, IA; Billings, MT;
Bloomington, IL; and Tucson, AZ. Lee Common Stock is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE. For more information
about Lee, please visit www.lee.net.
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