John Byrne, executive editor of BusinessWeek and editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.com, will leave the title on 1 December.

Byrne’s announcement follows news of Bloomberg’s pending acquisition of BusinessWeek.

Byrne will relocate to San Francisco where he plans to launch a new digital media company.

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When we talk about other new ways to compete, most magazines don’t seem to know where to start,” writes Byrne.

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