Past general manager of Suburban Journals is News-Leader editor

David Stoeffler has been named executive editor of the News-Leader Media Group in Springfield.
A native of Wisconsin, Stoeffler has been a publisher, general manager or top editor at several publications, including the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, the Arizona Daily Star, the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star and La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune.
Recently he has operated a consulting business, and he has been a frequent speaker at industry events throughout the U.S.
As general manager of the Suburban Journals, Stoeffler was the top executive of a 400-employee company with 40 publications at the time, including 33 free weeklies plus specialty publications.
Stoeffler spent part of May in Egypt teaching newspaper leadership and management at Cairo University. He started work in Springfield on May 24. He has a long history of community involvement and plans to write a column and a blog.