Departures at Crain’s Chicago due to differences about its future

The departures of publisher David Snyder and associate publisher Lisa Emerick from Crain’s Chicago Business by the end of the year are due to a difference about the future direction of the publication, writes Robert Channick of the Chicago Tribune.

Channick writes, “‘K.C. has a vision where he’d like to take the publication,’ Snyder said. ‘We’ve had a number of really constructive conversations over the last several weeks. At the end of the day, our vision for the future of Crain’s Chicago Business was different.’

“A 100-year-old, family owned business, Detroit-based Crain Communications has a portfolio of trade publications such as Automotive News, Advertising Age, Modern Healthcare and Plastics News. Crain’s Chicago Business is the oldest and largest of its four weekly business journals, which also serve Cleveland, Detroit and New York.

“Snyder, 55, was named publisher of Crain’s Chicago Business in October 2010, after previously serving as associate publisher. He joined the weekly as a researcher in 1983, moved into reporting the following year and was named editor in 1993.

“Emerick joined Crain’s Chicago in 2010 as marketing director, and was named associate publisher in January 2014.

“Crain, 36, said he will be spending more time in Chicago to oversee management during the transition, but long-term ‘there will be a replacement and a new leadership team’ at Crain’s Chicago Business.”

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