Morry Schwartz steps aside as chairman of independent publisher Schwartz Media

Publisher of the Monthly and the Saturday Paper says he will no longer be involved in day-to-day operationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastMorry Schwartz has given up his leading role at the company he founded more than four decades ago, announcing to staff he will step aside as chairman of Schwartz Media and step back from day-to-day operations.Schwartz Media is the publisher of the Saturday Paper, the Monthly and the Quarterly Essay. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-12-11 06:44:11 UTC ]

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