LEE Enterprises (LEE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kevin D. Mowbray, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.2M in 2025, up 4% from $1.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 20:1, on median employee pay of $54,732.

Filed
March 5, 2026
Annual meeting
April 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.2M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
20:1median $54,732
CEO pay in equity
26%$304,000 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
73%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$1,151,667For fiscal year 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
20:1Compared to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$54,732Annual total compensation

How Mowbray was paid

$1.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary72%Stock awards24%Option awards3%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kevin D. MowbrayPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,151,667
Timothy R. MillageVice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer$612,442
Nathan E. BekkeChief Operating Officer$694,023

What changed and why

  • $1.2MKevin D Mowbray received total compensation of $1,151,667 for fiscal 2025, representing an increase from $1,106,261 in fiscal 2024.
  • Certain executive officers voluntarily agreed to compensation reductions to assist with corporate overhead reduction.
  • $300KKevin D Mowbray agreed to reduce his total compensation for fiscal 2025 by $300,000.
  • 100%Stock awards were realigned from 100 percent time-based to 50 percent time-based and 50 percent performance-based.
  • 73.4%The previous say-on-pay vote received 73.4 percent support from stockholders.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.