Tuesday, October 19, 2010

By the numbers | High-profile job vacancies

Friday's third-quarter conference call with Wall Street analysts might have produced news about major hires and promotions. It did not. And that extends a problem for Corporate. Here's why.

It appears the board of directors has anointed Gracia Martore as Craig Dubow's likely successor as chief executive. But that surely couldn't happen until she finds someone to assume her chief financial officer duties. After all, she can't be CEO, president, chief operating officer, and CFO -- all at the same time, can she? With that in mind, days now elapsed since these vacancies were first made public:

260
(has been Gracia Martore)

195
(was Chris Saridakis)

31
(was Sang Kim)

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9 comments:

  1. Note: At least one Gannett Blogger has said Sang Kim actually left in mid-July, which would mean his post has been vacant around 90 days. But I'm dating these vacancies from when they first became widely known among the public.

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  2. Well, at least they are multitasking in McLean too.

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  3. Bring Saridakis back and throw out Dubow.

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  4. Who the heck wants to work for Gannett? Not exactly good for the resume.

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  5. I saw Travis Bickle's taxi in the Crystal Tower's driveway.

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  6. Why do you name no names when this is a great way to save money. I'd rather have these jobs vacant, saving other jobs, than working. And who is Ravis Fore?

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  7. Gannett Digital conference call "all hands meeting" today at 3

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