New HFMUS Exec Not 'Open' to Office Policy

Just before his departure was announced, outgoing Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. CEO Alain Lemarchand spoke grandly about plans for an open office space to encourage innovation and cooperation. In Hachette’s new headquarters, he was going to forgo a private office for an open space shared with other higher-ups, with a few private offices reserved for the top editors and brand chiefs.
 
Well, Steve Parr, who succeeds him Oct. 1, apparently isn’t so hot on the shared office idea.