Publishers Lunch
Barnes & Noble finally has a chief
executive officer again, though nothing has actually changed at the company.
Mike Huseby, who has been acting as the top executive since William Lynch was
dismissed last July, has officially been promoted to companywide ceo. (When
Lynch left, Huseby was promoted to ceo of the Nook Media unit and president of
B&N Inc. Barnes & Noble Retail ceo Mitchell Klipper, who has been
reporting to chairman Len Riggio, will now report to Huseby, along with BN
College ceo Max Roberts.
Riggio says of Huseby in the announcement,
"Although a relative newcomer to the retail book business, he has quickly
developed a comprehensive understanding of the unique opportunities and
challenges the Company faces, and he has a vision for the future in which I am
in complete accord. Mike also has a passion for bookselling, which makes him a
perfect fit for this job." Indeed, Huseby came to BN in March 2012 as
chief financial officer, his first position in book retailing (after a decade
in the cable tv business).
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