By: E&P Staff Missoulian Publisher and Vice President of Lee Enterprises John VanStrydonck announced today that he is retiring at the end of October capping a 26-year career with the company.
He also oversees Lee's newspapers in Hamilton, Mont.; Albany, Corvallis, and Coos Bay, Ore.; Longview, Wash.; Santa Maria, Lompoc, Hanford, and Napa, Calif.; and Lihue, Hawaii.
"It has been a privilege to work with many exceptional people at the Missoulian across Lee," VanStrydonck said in statement. "Now Mary Ann and I look forward to taking a little time off while we decide what to do with the next phase of our life."
VanStrydonck joined the company in 1981 as production manager at Madison Newspapers in Wisconsin. In 1986, he became publisher of the Globe-Gazette in Mason City, Iowa. In 1991, he was named president and CEO of NAPP Systems. He became publisher of the Rapid City Journal in South Dakota in 1994 while still serving as head of NAPP until Lee sold it in 1997. VanStrydonck was elected vice president of publishing in 2000 and became the publisher of the Missoulian in 2002.
"We're grateful to John for his many years of leadership and strong record of achievement," Mary Junck, chairman and CEO of Lee, said in a statement. "Throughout his career in Lee, he has handled a diverse array of key responsibilities and has always made a notable difference."
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