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Carl Schmidt joined Lee in 2001 as vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. In addition, he serves as an operating vice president with responsibility for nine newspapers in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Before joining Lee, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer of Johnson Outdoors, a publicly traded member of the SC Johnson Wax group of companies, which he joined in 1994. He began his career in 1978 as a certified public accountant at the Big Four accounting firm of KPMG, LLP, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After a series of promotions, he became a partner in 1988, responsible for audits, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and new business development.
He is a graduate of Marquette University, where he serves on the advisory board of the College of Communication. In his career, he has worked with many industry, civic and charitable organizations, and currently also serves on the board of directors of Inland Press Association and the Boys and Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley. | 