Industry Moves: NYT Exec Mathis Leaving For S&P

Eric Schmidt’s departure from the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) board had to happen but this executive change comes as a real surprise: Catherine Mathis, the chief spokeswoman for the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT), has resigned after 12 years — and, of course, the news emerged from a memo by CEO Janet Robinson leaked to The Awl. Mathis is leaving as SVP-corporate communications at the end of August for a new gig as SVP-marketing and communications for Standard & Poor