Newspapers are under revenue pressures and need leadership able to fully commit to the process. Lamont could not currently make this full commitment, and thus both sides agreed to an amicable parting.
While the resignation is effective immediately, Lamont will be available for consultation throughout the transition to new leadership.
“Ian Lamont joined the Signal at a critical time. We are grateful for his and his team’s contributions to the business and we wish him well in whatever he chooses to do in the future,” Morris said.
The Signal plans to explore a full range of options as it considers a successor. Morris Thomas, current director of operations, has been asked to serve as interim publisher.
The Signal is a more than 90-year-old daily newspaper that is the leader for news and information in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Signal was honored with 13 first- and second-place awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for 2010.