Memo from Stephen J. Adler Concerning Staff Departures
Posted by NewsBios Administrator at 3/18/2008 9:17 AM and is filed under NewsBios Behind the Curtain 
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008
Colleagues:
I'm sad to report that both Frank Comes and Mary Kuntz have signed on with McKinsey Quarterly as editors there, joining a team led by Rik Kirkland, who recently became director of publishing at McKinsey & Co.
Frank leaves us after 31 stellar years. He joined BW as a correspondent in the Pittsburgh bureau, working his way through the Minneapolis, Toronto, and Paris offices before landing in New York in 1989 as international-edition editor. He was senior editor/international before becoming assistant managing editor in 1999. Over the years, he has distinguished himself as a consummate team player, a thoughtful shaper of ideas and copy, and a trusted mentor to dozens of staffers.
Mary joined us as marketing editor in 1995, having previously worked at Newsday and Forbes. She later served with distinction as senior editor for corporate coverage and as an assistant managing editor overseeing finance, corporations and personal business. Most recently, she was content chief for corporate, ideas, and workplace coverage in print and online. Her strong story sense and masterful management of complex projects such as the BW50 made everyone else's job all that much easier.
We have all benefited from their deep commitment to BusinessWeek and to the BusinessWeek culture, and we will miss them both. Please join me in wishing them well at McKinsey.
Best regards, Steve
Colleagues:
I'm sad to report that both Frank Comes and Mary Kuntz have signed on with McKinsey Quarterly as editors there, joining a team led by Rik Kirkland, who recently became director of publishing at McKinsey & Co.
Frank leaves us after 31 stellar years. He joined BW as a correspondent in the Pittsburgh bureau, working his way through the Minneapolis, Toronto, and Paris offices before landing in New York in 1989 as international-edition editor. He was senior editor/international before becoming assistant managing editor in 1999. Over the years, he has distinguished himself as a consummate team player, a thoughtful shaper of ideas and copy, and a trusted mentor to dozens of staffers.
Mary joined us as marketing editor in 1995, having previously worked at Newsday and Forbes. She later served with distinction as senior editor for corporate coverage and as an assistant managing editor overseeing finance, corporations and personal business. Most recently, she was content chief for corporate, ideas, and workplace coverage in print and online. Her strong story sense and masterful management of complex projects such as the BW50 made everyone else's job all that much easier.
We have all benefited from their deep commitment to BusinessWeek and to the BusinessWeek culture, and we will miss them both. Please join me in wishing them well at McKinsey.
Best regards, Steve
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