Interim CNN Leaders Send Note To Staff: “Our Goal Is To Remove The Barriers And Distractions That Have Made Your Jobs Harder”
deadline.comThe group of executives who are leading CNN on an interim basis made their first comments to staffers on Thursday, vowing to make “this period as smooth as possible.” The memo was sent out a day after Chris Licht exited as chairman and CEO, following a tumultuous, 13-month tenure.
Three executives, Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development; Eric Sherling, EVP of U.S. programming; and Virginia Moseley, EVP of editorial, are serving as the acting leadership team in the interim.
They are joined by David Leavy, a top lieutenant to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who was previously announced as CNN’s COO. “Now it’s the time for us as the leadership of CNN to meet the moment, as you have done time and time again,” the four executives wrote in the memo. “As we jump in to lead the organization on an interim basis, we are humbled by the task before us and are committed to making this period as smooth as possible.
Our goal is to remove the barriers and distractions that have made your jobs harder, refocus on the unparalleled work you are producing every day, and offer open and regular lines of communication to ensure that you feel invested and engaged in our path forward.” The leadership team wrote that the understood “how disorienting and unsettling it can be when we become the news and these recent changes can be difficult to navigate, both personally and professionally.
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