Carol Smith Succeeds Kevin O’Malley at Hearst | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_161791" align="alignright" width="150"] Carol Smith[/caption] Carol Smith was promoted to SVP and publishing director of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire, succeeding SVP, publishing director and CRO Kevin O’Malley, who is retiring. Smith most recently served as the VP, publisher and CRO of Harper’s Bazaar since 2011 and in this new role, she will add oversight of Elle’s and Marie Claire’s businesses to her responsibilities. While at Harper’s, Smith helped to relaunch the brand and created the content-to-commerce platform ShopBAZAAR. Previously, Smith was SVP and chief brand officer of Elle from 2002 to 2010, prior to Hearst’s acquisition of the title from Lagardère in 2011. She was also the founding publisher of Parenting, and following its acquisition by Time, Inc. in 1992, she was appointed president and CEO. [caption id="attachment_161793" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin O'Malley[/caption] O’Malley has been with the company for a total of 22 years over two different stints, and has held his most recent role with Elle since 2011, before adding Marie Claire to his oversight this year. Prior to that, he served as the VP, publisher and CRO of Esquire from 2003 to 2011, where he experimented with and implemented emerging technologies like AR. Additionally, before coming to Esquire, O’Malley was the publisher of Men’s Journal and associate publisher of Rolling Stone. He first worked with Hearst in sales and development roles from 1987 to... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-11 16:33:55 UTC ]

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