Conde Nast, the publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair, ended recent speculation Wednesday when it named former Fairchild Fashion Media President and CEO Gina Sanders to the newly created position of president of global development at Conde Nast.Two weeks ago, Conde Nast sold Fairchild, publisher of Women's Wear Daily, to Penske Media for a reported $100 million. But Ms. Sanders, a 26-year Conde Nast veteran who became president and CEO of Fairchild in 2010, didn't go with Fairchild; Conde Nast CEO Chuck Townsend said then that she would assume a role with parent company Advance Publications to be announced shortly.Ms. Sanders' next step became a subject of conversation partly because she is widely considered on a track for growing leadership responsibilities at Conde Nast. Ms. Sanders' earlier posts at Conde include VP-publisher stints at titles including Lucky and Gourmet, and she was founding VP-publisher of Teen Vogue, but the assignment to run Fairchild established her credentials as an operator of a multi-title company division. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]