Lee Enterprises names Bekke as CEO, Rinehults as CFO

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Lee Enterprises, Inc. Names Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers

April 24, 2026 4:00 PM EDT

DAVENPORT, Iowa, April 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nathan Bekke, President and Interim Chief Executive Officer, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE). Concurrently, Josh Rinehults, Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has been named Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The Board of Directors unanimously approved both appointments. Bekke and Rinehults have served in their interim roles since the closing of the companys strategic investment in February 2026.

David Hoffmann, Chairman of Lees Board of Directors, said Following a... More