Lisa Knutson, who is chief strategy officer at The E.W. Scripps Co., has been named the company’s chief financial officer.

“Lisa has been an instrumental player on our management team for more than a decade,” Scripps President and CEO Adam Symson said. “She served in key roles during the spinoff of Scripps Networks Interactive and the double-spin, double-merge transaction with the former Journal Communications that divested Scripps of newspapers and doubled our broadcast holdings. She is creative and solution-oriented about business strategy, and her strong leadership will help guide the company effectively through this next phase of restructuring and growth.”

Knutson is experienced in the areas of accounting, HR and finance. She joined Scripps in 2005 and was previously the senior vice president of HR for the company. Knutson has also served as interim CFO since October. 

Before Scripps, Knutson held positions at Fifth Third Bank and Arthur Anderson.