Economist CEO to leave in July

Helen Alexander, the publisher of the Economist, will leave her post as CEO this July, according to reports from FOLIO.
Andrew Rashbass, publisher and managing director, will replace Alexander who is leaving to become an advisor to private equity group Bain Capital.
Alexander joined the magazine in 1985 as marketing manager. From there, she moved on to international circulation and then served as managing director of the Economist Intelligence Unit until 1997 when she became CEO.