Hearst Magazines named an interim president a day before what would’ve been Troy Young’s second anniversary in the role.
Executive vice president and chief financial officer Debi Chirichella will serve in the interim position.
Young resigned late Thursday after he and the company spent the week working through allegations from current and former staffers, which were first reported in a New York Times article.
Young was quoted in the Times piece on Wednesday defending his actions in a wide-ranging statement, but not responding to the allegations of inappropriate behavior, which included lewd comments.
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