<i>BusinessWeek</i> Prez Steps Down From Mag, Stays On At McGraw-Hill

We made it through almost a whole week without any other higher-ups dipping out of BusinessWeek now that it's been bought by Bloomberg LP. But nothing good lasts forever, especially not in the world of business magazines, and today BusinessWeek president Keith Fox announced he is stepping down from his position. Unlike the other staffers who have jumped ship since news about the sale broke mid-October, Fox will be staying on with the magazine's former publisher, McGraw-Hill. Fox's official statement about his departure, after the jump. When we announced that McGraw-Hill was exploring strategic options for BusinessWeek, I promised to communicate with you as openly and often as I could. In this spirit, I wanted each of you to know that I will be remaining with McGraw-Hill after the deal with Bloomberg is closed. I will continue to play a role in the integration post-close and plan to take on a new role at McGraw-Hill in 2010. During this process, our collective goal was to find the best buyer for BusinessWeek. I am proud that I played a role in ensuring that BusinessWeek has a new home at Bloomberg, where it will thrive under the leadership of Norman Pearlstine. I am committed to the transition and helping in any way that I can. It's been a privilege to be the President of BusinessWeek. I thank Terry McGraw for his confidence and trust in me and Glenn Goldberg for his support, direction, clarity, and sense of humor. I've also been a member of an amazing team which has navigated the transformation of the media environment with agility, focus, passion, and integrity. The team -- Steve Adler, Jessica Sibley, Tania Secor, Linda Brennan, Roger Neal, and Carl Fischer -- is the best in the industry. Like BusinessWeek, they have bright futures ahead of them. I will miss the daily interaction, but I am wiser (and a little grayer) because of their collaborative spirit and desire to make BusinessWeek the global leader in business that it is today. I also have a special thanks to Patricia Hipplewith, my assistant, who juggled my calendar, protected me from solicitors, and kept me on schedule and well fed! She is the personification of commitment and integrity. I am humbled by BusinessWeek's 80-year history. Thank you for allowing me to play a small part in it.

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BusinessWeek Prez Steps Down From Mag, Stays On At McGraw-Hill

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