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Hello, communicators:
CNN’s president, Jeff Zucker, announced that he’ll stay on to lead the news outlet through the end of 2021, providing some stability in a year already marked with tumultuous crises and change.
Zucker came quite close to exiting, according to associates, but decided to stay on. He told employees on Thursday morning that he will remain with CNN’s parent, WarnerMedia, through the end of the year.
“The truth is, back in November and December I had basically decided that it was time to move on now,” Zucker said on the company’s daily editorial call. “But since then I’ve had a change of heart. And I want to stay. Not forever, but for another year. And I feel really good about this decision.”
If your organization’s chief is stepping down, prepare well in advance, so you can bolster your brand’s reputation and provide support as well as reassurance to your employees.
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