Following weeks of guessing about who will stay and who will go after BusinessWeek is handed off to Bloomberg next month, the mag’s worldwide published Jessica Sibley will remain, TalkingBizNews reports. However, Roger Neal, BusinessWeek.com’s SVP/GM, is departing. Neal’s digital team will report to Bloomberg.com head Kevin Krim once the move commences on December 4. Bloomberg promises that all staffing issues will be mapped out and announced by November 20.
The news comes a week after Keith Fox, the mag’s president, said he would leave BusinessWeek to stay behind at former parent McGraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP). Stephen Adler, who was editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek for four years, became the first major exec to make plans to depart since the sale to Bloomberg was announced last month.
Joining Sibley in the move are Ellen Pollock and John Byrne as executive editors, while Ciro Scotti keeps his post as managing editor. Rounding out the team are Carl Fischer and Tania Secor. While Fischer will remain in marketing and