David Lipson, third-generation owner of Boston and Philadelphia magazine publisher Metro Corp., is stepping down as CEO and bringing in management consultant Nick Fischer to run the company through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, staffers learned this week. Fischer currently serves as managing partner at Calidus Inc., a middle-market consulting firm he co-founded, which Lipson says Metro Corp. had contracted for financial planning and analysis prior to the pandemic. In the past, Fischer has served as CFO of the retail chain Betteridge Jewelers, director of finance at Nordstrom and senior manager, FP&A at Capital One. "[Fischer] will be bringing to the company financial and operational expertise that we need to navigate our way through this pandemic and emerge with a sustainable business model," Lipson tells Folio: via email. [caption id="attachment_180159" align="alignright" width="150"] David Lipson[/caption] The change marks the first time in over 70 years that a member of the Lipson family will not run day-to-day operations at Philadelphia magazine, which was first acquired by Lipson's grandfather, S. Arthur Lipson, in 1946. The family business evolved into Metro Corp. after adding Boston magazine in 1970. Apart from the management change, Lipson says both Boston and Philadelphia will reduce their print frequency to 10 issues per year, and that both magazines will be implementing a digital paywall (Philadelphia's will debut in June, Boston's in January), selling... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-29 22:35:01 UTC ]
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National Law Journal EIC departs for Bloomberg, an EIC returns to Gizmodo, TechCrunch COO moves on and more. The post Dan Peres Is the New Editor-in-Chief of Ad Age | People on the Move appeared first on Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-22 20:16:42 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_182388" align="alignright" width="150"] Andy McNamara[/caption] Last Friday was Andy McNamara's last day as editor-in-chief of Game Informer, ending a 29-year, 327-issue run at the video gaming magazine. McNamara hasn't yet revealed where he's headed next, but in an... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-07 15:19:00 UTC ]
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When the pandemic shut down U.S. schools nationwide in March, Scholastic Corp. immediately offered a free online learning hub for millions families with kids Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2020-07-05 14:03:09 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_103589" align="alignright" width="150"] Howard Mittman[/caption] Howard Mittman is out as CEO of Bleacher Report, several outlets reported Tuesday, citing an internal memo. One of those, The New York Daily News, reports that Mittman was "forced out" amid sustained... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-24 13:20:18 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_181565" align="alignright" width="150"] Samira Nasr[/caption] For the first time in nearly two decades, Harper's Bazaar has a new editor-in-chief. Samira Nasr, currently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, has been named the next top editor of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-10 15:53:10 UTC ]
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Largely as a matter of necessity, publishers and events organizers have aggressively increased their output of webinars and other forms of virtual events since March to keep constituents engaged and make up for lost revenue amid an ongoing inability to hold in-person gatherings. For HMP Global,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-04 18:25:16 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_181071" align="alignright" width="150"] Paul Andrews[/caption] Despite a string of recent acquisitions and what CEO Chris Ferrell termed "significant financial exposure" due to a suspension of live events, Nashville-based Endeavor Business Media evidently still has the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-03 20:20:06 UTC ]
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The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact publishing is still coming into focus, and, as our content director noted last month, will likely take years to fully assess. Absent the luxury of planning years, months or even weeks into the future, publishers of all sizes have been forced... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-19 18:45:36 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_180341" align="alignright" width="150"] Craig Perrault[/caption] Penske Media Corp. has promoted Craig Perrault to chief digital officer, a newly created role responsible for leading product strategy, business development, monetization and audience development across the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-07 15:03:14 UTC ]
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The chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new micro-loan scheme for small businesses, to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 14:18:05 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_180020" align="alignright" width="150"] Jim Rich[/caption] G/O Media announced Wednesday that Deadspin editor-in-chief Jim Rich has been promoted to editorial director across the company's entire portfolio, which also includes sites like The A.V. Club, Gizmodo, Kotaku,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-22 19:47:03 UTC ]
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With libraries closed, L.A. librarians now work from home to help people find free ebooks, music and movies during the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-10 19:52:47 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_179670" align="alignright" width="150"] Deep Bagchee[/caption] The Economist Group appointed Deepanshu Bagchee as chief product officer, charged with product management for all of the company's digital offerings, including The Economist and the Economist Intelligence... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-08 13:33:01 UTC ]
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Fresh off a print and digital redesign, The New Republic formally announced a handful of new editors and writers who have joined the team in recent months. Now on the staff as deputy editors are Katie McDonough, the former senior editor at Jezebel who joined the magazine in December, and Jason... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-26 18:39:34 UTC ]
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On Monday, Hearst UK CEO James Wildman would typically address the 1,000-person strong company from the stage at the Odeon Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-03-23 18:30:59 UTC ]
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Hearst CEO James Wildman has set recruited a healthcare professional to answer staff questions about the virus and started sending out daily company updates. The post ‘Revenue will fall away quite quickly’: Hearst UK CEO James Wildman on navigating crisis appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-03-23 04:01:21 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_144315" align="alignright" width="150"] Steve Grune[/caption] Meredith Corp.'s VP of brand licensing, Steve Grune, is stepping down after 18 months in that role and eight years with the company overall. He'll be succeeded by Toye Cody and Sondra Newkirk, who have each... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-13 15:22:57 UTC ]
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Like many conferences, this year's TLA annual conference has been canceled due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19. But organizers say they will use the setback as an opportunity to up their virtual programming game, and vow to come back strong in San Antonio next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_177771" align="alignright" width="150"] Jason Frierott[/caption] Meredith Corp. announced Thursday that it has hired Jason Frierott as its new VP and CFO, succeeding Joe Ceryanec, who had previously announced plans to retire in early 2020 after 12 years in the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-27 20:00:04 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_141881" align="alignright" width="150"] Joe Brown[/caption] Hearst Magazines has hired Joe Brown as group editorial director of its Hearst Autos division, which includes Car and Driver, Road & Track and Autoweek, among other titles, starting March 2. Brown moves to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-13 19:39:00 UTC ]
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