Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

His departure came days after the company cut 30 percent of the staff. He will be replaced in the interim by Jeff D’Onofrio, the chief financial officer, the company said.

Will Lewis, the embattled chief executive and publisher of The Washington Post, has stepped down, the company announced Saturday.

Mr. Lewis said in a statement that he had made the difficult decision “in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post.” His farewell email, which was terse, thanked only Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, and did not mention journalists at the newspaper.