Marvel Chief Marketing Officer Bill Jemas issued a statement on Tuesday about the change in his position at the company from President of Publishing and Licensing to Chief Marketing Officer (see 'Jemas Becomes Chief Marketing Officer'), in which he called the change a 'voluntary and important transition,' and said he was 'very much looking forward to the new challenges' in his new position. 

Perhaps alluding to rumored conflict at Marvel prior to his change in position, Jemas also urged his colleagues to continue to function as a cohesive team.  'Now that we have turned our businesses around,' he said, 'we would be foolish to turn our backs on each other and wise to explore new areas where our proven entertainment business model can be applied.'