Lee Enterprises adds Gregory Hoffmann, son of chairman David Hoffmann, to board

LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc

Board appointed Gregory Hoffmann, 37, effective Sept 24, 2026; he serves until the 2028 annual meeting and joins the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Hoffmann is Co-CEO of Hoffmann Family of Companies and CEO of Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate; at Osprey Capital he led acquisitions totaling several billion dollars.
He is the son of David Hoffmann, Lee's chairman and majority stockholder; no grant was made beyond the standard non-employee director compensation program.
Related-party ties: David Hoffmann bought 10,909,440 Lee shares in a Feb 5, 2026 private placement; a May 14, 2026 Hoffmann Media Group deal pays Lee $135,000/quarter plus 20% of EBITDA.
CEO Nathan Bekke cited Hoffmann's financial expertise as Lee advances digital transformation; Lee operates 193 owned and managed brands across 28 states.

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