Updated: Rodale's Murphy Exiting; Maria Rodale to Succeed

Facing tough times in a challenging ad market, health and wellness publisher Rodale is replacing its outsider CEO with a family scion.

Steven Pleshette Murphy, president and CEO of Rodale Inc., is leaving the company after nine years. Maria Rodale, granddaughter of company founder J.I. Rodale and its previous chairpersons Robert Rodale and Ardath Rodale, will succeed him as CEO Sept. 1.

The company said Murphy was leaving voluntarily. The 55-year-old Murphy, who doesn’t have another job lined up, will stay on for a transition period through the end of the year.

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