The spinoff of Time Inc. means the end of the brutish and short tenure of CEO Laura Lang, whose 15-month run will likely be picked over in the days ahead.
When Lang was hired away from Digitas for the post a little over a year ago, her selection was aimed at bringing digital credibility to a publishing company with prestige titles (Time, Fortune) but steeped in the low-growth print business. Sure, there was some skepticism about her lack of publishing background, but insiders, weary from the even shorter (five-month) tenure of her predecessor Jack Griffin and the prolonged search for his successor, seemed more than willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.
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