Mediagazer: Businessweek promotes Rob Vargas to Creative Director to replace Richard Turley (Joe Pompeo/Capital New York)

7:50 PM ET, May 27, 2014

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Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Businessweek promotes Rob Vargas to Creative Director to replace Richard Turley — Businessweek names new creative director — Bloomberg Businessweek has named a new creative director to replace Richard Turley, the star designer who recently left the magazine for a job with MTV.

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Andrew Zajac / Businessweek:

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