Michael Tobin, formerly VP Tax at Vertis Communications, joins Lee Enterprises Inc as Director of Tax

Michael Tobin, formerly vice president – tax for Vertis Communications, has joined Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), as director of tax.
Carl Schmidt, Lee vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, said Tobin will lead all aspects of tax planning and compliance spanning the company’s local media operations in 22 states.

“Mike brings an impressive record of leadership and achievement in managing the continually growing complexities of federal, state and local tax requirements, and we’re delighted to gain his extensive expertise.” Schmidt said.

Before joining Vertis Communications in Maryland in 2007, Tobin was tax director at Banta Corporation in Wisconsin. Both are international commercial print and supply companies. He joined Banta in 1994 after 11 years as a senior tax officer at General Dynamics Corporation in St. Louis. His career includes accountant positions in St. Louis, Kansas City and Ireland. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information, and a major platform for 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’s newspapers have circulation of 1.2 million daily and 1.6 million Sunday, reaching nearly four million readers in print alone. Lee’s websites and mobile and tablet products attracted 25.6 million unique visitors in December 2013.