Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Barnes & Noble's outspoken Mike Huseby takes over as CEO

Barnes & Noble's outspoken Mike Huseby takes over as CEO
Jan 8th 2014, 17:39, by Carl Franzen

Barnes & Noble has had a rough few quarters, with the company losing tens of millions or dollars on lagging sales of its Nook tablets and e-readers. But throughout all that pain, one man has consistently acted as Barnes & Noble's most outspoken advocate: Michael P. Huseby, formerly the company's president and CEO of its Nook Media division. Today, the company announced Huseby has been promoted to CEO of the entire company, filling the vacancy left in the wake of the resignation of William Lynch last summer. The promotion is largely a ceremonial one, given that Huseby has been in charge of operations since Lynch's ouster six months ago.

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