DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2016--
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a major provider of local
news, information and advertising in 50 markets, today announced that
Mary E. Junck has been elected the company’s executive chairman and
Kevin D. Mowbray has been elected president and chief executive officer.
Mowbray also was elected to the board of directors. The transition was
initially reported in December, 2015.
Junck, 68, previously was president and chief executive officer of Lee,
and Mowbray, 54, served as executive vice president and chief operating
officer.
Also re-elected to the board of directors is Herbert W. Moloney, 64.
Moloney has been a member of the Lee board of directors since 2001.
ABOUT LEE
Lee Enterprises is a premier provider of local news, information and
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 markets include St. Louis, MO;
Madison, WI; Billings, MT; Davenport, IA, 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 lee.net.
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