Carl Schmidt

Experience

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  KPMG US

  Jul 1988 - Jul 1994

  Partner

  Responsible to the Managing Partner and regional industry leadership partners for delivery of client services to publicly held and privately owned clients in manufacturing, technology and financial services. Services included audits, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and other public offerings, and consulting.Senior Manager, Manager and professional staff 1978-1988.

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  Johnson Outdoors

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2000

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  Responsible to the Chief Executive Officer for all financial, treasury and accounting functions. Additional responsibility for Tax, (IT) Information Technology, (IR) Investor Relations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Planning, Risk Management and Legal. Represented finance function at all meetings of Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Member of CEO leadership team to develop and implement overall business strategies.Directly supervised: Vice President IT, Director of Tax & Risk Management, Director of Financial Reporting & Budgeting, Corporate Controller, three (3) Plant Controllers, Credit Manager, and Director of Operations. Six (6) indirect reports. Show less

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  Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

  May 2001 - Jun 2015

  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  Responsible to the Chief Executive Officer for all financial and accounting functions. Until May 2013, also held operating responsibility publishing enterprises comprising approximately 15% of company revenue. Additional responsibility for Tax, (IT) Information Technology, (IR) Investor Relations, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Treasury/Investment Portfolio, Internal Audit, Planning, Procurement, Production, Financial Governance and Risk Management. Represent finance function at all meetings of Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Member of CEO leadership team to develop and implement overall business strategies.Directly supervised: Director of Production, VP-IT/CIO, Corporate Controller, CFO Publishing, Director of Procurement, Director of Internal Audit and Director of Tax. Approximately 50 corporate indirect reports and 290 total finance and IT staff. Show less