Chief people officer of Dow Jones to depart

William Lewis, the chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday:

Dear Colleague,

After many years of service, Mark Musgrave is stepping down as Chief People Officer.

I want to take a moment to acknowledge the immense contribution Mark has made. Mark has been with Dow Jones since 2012 and has worked tirelessly to support our business strategy by running a world-class HR function, supporting our growth through a tremendous period of change.

Throughout his time here, Mark has delivered on a people strategy that has set us up for continued success. Personally, I have valued Mark’s wise and thoughtful counsel and am incredibly grateful for all he has achieved.

He has helped lead and build a Talent Development function that has resulted in the highly successful DJ Academy, IGNITE as well as the upcoming launch of ACCELERATE.

Mark has also been a tireless campaigner for raising the bar on global benefits, most notably increasing parental leave to 20 weeks, ensuring consistency across all parts of the company, and recently he worked closely with me to implement a new approach to Diversity and Inclusion, including hiring our first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.

Mark will be formally leaving his role on March 14th, but don’t be surprised if you continue to see him around until July as he will kindly be helping us wrap up various projects.

While we conduct a search to identify the best candidate for the permanent role we want to ensure the HR function is fully supported. Mike Kiley, currently Senior Vice President of People, will serve as interim Chief People Officer based in New York, reporting to me.

Please join me in wishing Mark all the very best in his future endeavors.