Carter and Gene Johnson of Press Publications announced Wednesday that Matt McMillan will serve as Chief Executive Officer for their group of newspapers located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Press Publications operates 18 community newspapers and owns two newspaper printing plants. It is the parent company for Sentinel Publications, which includes the Amery Free Press, the (Grantsburg) Burnett County Sentinel and The (Osceola) Sun.
McMillan joins the company with 25 years of community newspaper experience, the past four and a half of which he spent serving as vice president of newspapers for Forum Communications Company, which owns newspapers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
McMillan serves on the boards of directors for the Inland Press Association and the North Dakota Newspaper Association. He also is a past president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association.
Wade Weber, who has been with the group for more than 30 years, will continue as a senior corporate advisor.
