Dive Summary:
- Former director and CEO of popular U.S. bookstore chain Barnes & Noble has announced his resignation from the company effective immediately, according to RetailingToday.com.
- Following the resignation of the former executive, William Lynch, Barnes & Noble has restructured its team of executives, appointing Michael Huseby as CEO of the company and president of Nook Media.
- “We thank William Lynch for helping transform Barnes & Noble into a leading digital content provider and for leading in the development of our award-winning line of Nook products,” says Barnes & Noble executive chairman Leonard Riggio.
From the article:
“I appreciate the opportunity to serve as CEO of this terrific company throughout the last three years,” said Lynch. “There is a great executive team and board in place at Barnes & Noble, and I look forward to the many innovations the company will be bringing to its millions of physical and digital media customers in the future.”