Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Dumps CEO [Media]

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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Dumps CEO [Media]
Portfolio.com: Mixed Media found this 6/11/2008 on gawker.com (flag)
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, the domestic queen's massive publishing and television conglomerate, has just announced that its CEO, Susan Lyne, has (ahem) "stepped down." Replacing Lyne will be two co-CEOs—an equivocation that often signals that a company was not well prepared for an executive transition. Lyne came on as head of the company when Martha Stewart went to jail in 2004, ... (link)

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How Lyne Could Change Time's Timeline
Published 6/11/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
Will Susan Lyne's sudden availability affect Time Inc.'s succession planning? Lyne, who stepped down as CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia today after months of rumors that she was on the outs, has frequently been mentioned as a possible successor to Ann Moore, whose term as CEO is expected to draw to a close in 2010, if not earlier. Of course, MSLO's recent share-price struggles have taken some of the sparkle off her name since it first surfaced in connection with the Time Inc. job. But many analysts (and, apparently Wall Street) see those struggles as not her fault. Meanwhile, there's every reason to think new Time ...

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News breaks today that Martha Stewart Living chief Susan Lyne is stepping down from the company. Looking at the company’s share price during her tenure, which has dropped by more than half, one might assume that her departure isn’t a voluntary one. But quite possibly, it was, or at least an amicable decision. That’s because Lyne has been rumored to be a possible successor ...
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A Socialite's Life found this 6/11/2008 on www.bestweekever.tv

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Why Martha Stewart's company is doomed. - By James Ledbetter - Slate Magazine

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Remarks from the Fray: Martha's biggest mistake (not counting that whole jail thing) was in not reviving her old show when she got out. Instead she settled for yet another talk show. The old show was really in a class by itself, chock full of ...
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