• by Ray Schultz , October 31, 2023

Lee Enterprises, Inc. has named Chase Rankin as president of the Omaha World-Herald and the company’s Western division.

Rankin replaces Ava Thomas, who has been appointed as president of Lee’s Midwest region.

Previously, Rankin was senior vice president of advertising for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Prior to that, he was vice president of advertising for Gannett’s Republic Media and also served as president and publisher of the Arizona Daily Star, director of advertising for Lee Enterprises and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and sales manager for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Chase back to our team,” says Joe Battistoni, vice president of sales and marketing for Lee Enterprises. “He’s an innovative leader with a strong track record of success in large metropolitan communities like Omaha.