The New York Times reports that the chief executive of Time Inc., Jack Griffin, is leaving the company after less than six months on the job — forced out over what company executives said was a widespread sense that his management style was brusque and did not fit the corporate culture there.
Griffin, 50, drew an unusual public rebuke from Jeffrey L. Bewkes, the chief executive of Time Inc’s parent company, Time Warner, who said in an e-mail to employees on Thursday evening that the situation had become unworkable.
“Although Jack is an extremely accomplished executive, I concluded that his leadership style and approach did not mesh with Time Inc. and Time Warner,” Bewkes wrote.