Exec Editor John Byrne Out at BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek vet John Byrne is jumping ship from the title, a few weeks after being offered a chance to stay under a Bloomberg LP regime.
 
Byrne said in a memo to employees that he planned to leave after the magazine’s sale to Bloomberg, which is expected to close Dec. 1. He said he planned to launch a new digital media company near San Francisco.
 
“I’m flattered and thankful that Bloomberg provided me an opportunity to stay with BusinessWeek, but my passion to chase this entrepreneurial venture feels like the right move at this stage in my career,” he wrote in the memo.
 
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