Karl Erik Stougaard serves as Chefredaktør and direktør at jfm since August 2023, overseeing Fyns Amts Avis and Svendborg Avis A/S. Previously, Stougaard held the position of ansvarshavende chefredaktør at Det Nordjyske Mediehus from September 2020 to August 2023 and served as ansvarshavende chefredaktør at Euroman from May 2017 to August 2020. Additional experience includes positions as chefredaktør at B.T. from August 2015 to November 2016, online redaktionschef at Politiken from August 2013 to July 2015, and multiple roles at Berlingske from February 1998 to August 2013, including nyhedsredaktør and USA-korrespondent. Stougaard began a career in journalism at Jyllands-Posten from June 1994 to February 1998 and started as a journalistpraktikant at Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten from August 1991 to January 1993. Stougaard completed education at Danmarks Journalisthøjskole from 1990 to 1994.