Zecher Resigns as HMH CEO

Linda Zecher has resigned as CEO of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt after a five-year run. The company has named Gordon Crovitz, a member of the board since 2012, and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal, as interim CEO. A search for a new CEO is currently underway.

A former Microsoft executive, Zecher instituted a wide-ranging restructuring of the publisher in November 2011, just three months after joining HMH. The reorganization created a unified educational operation and resulted in the elimination of hundreds of jobs.