Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Personal Reasons cause GateHouse CFO to resign

GateHouse's CFO has recently resigned leaving the VP of investor relations to take his place. It would be easy to speculate on some potential personal reasons:

1. Didn't personally like filing for bankruptcy
2. Personally knew when the payroll checks would start bouncing, most notably his personal one
3. Got tired of the personal strain that watching a company crumble can take upon one's personal life.

Seriously, I wish him well, and #3 is more real than I can relate.

The notable element is his replacement. Hired this March, he comes from outside the industry with a background in banking and accounting. I have a feeling his big job will be convincing creditors to renegotiate their terms in advance of default. Good luck on that.

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