BusinessWeek loses two AMEs

Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio reports Tuesday that two BusinessWeek assistant managing editors — Frank Comes and Mary Kuntz — are leaving the magazine for jobs at McKinsey & Co.

A memo from editor Stephen Adler, posted by Bercovici, stated, “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.”

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