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Hearst Magazines names new editorial director

Media group Hearst Magazines has announced the promotion of Lucy Kaylin to the role of editorial director after the company’s chief content officer, Kate Lewis, stepped down from her role. Kaylin most recently held the position of senior vice president of content for Hearst Magazines and, with stepping into this new role, she has now been tasked...

People

Hearst UK appoints director of PR and communications

Hearst UK, publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Elle and Cosmopolitan, has appointed Alison Forth as its director of PR and communications. Forth, who first joined the business in an interim capacity in January, will be responsible for driving Hearst UK’s corporate communications agenda, as well as handling external...

Fashion

Hearst Luxury Collection launches e-commerce market place

Hearst Luxury Collection, the banner group for publications including ELLE, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, and Town & Country, has announced the forthcoming launch of The Tower, an integrated, contextual e-commerce marketplace made up of four individual stores with one cart, one platform, and shared back-end technology from the aforementioned media...

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Hearst sells Marie Claire US to Future Media

Marie Claire Magazine US has been acquired by London-based Future Media, Plc. Up until now, the publishing rights for the online and print edition of Marie Claire US were divided between Marie Claire Group International and international publishing group Hearst Magazines, via a joint venture. Future Media will now own 100 percent of the joint...

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Hearst Magazines president Troy Young resigns

Troy Young, the president of Hearst Magazines, has resigned effective immediately. The publishing executive found himself in hot water this week over a New York Times Article that detailed troublesome behavior during his time working at Hearst. The article detailed very specific instances of Young's behavior, including a moment where he asked to...