New executives step up at Condé Nast as Nicholas Coleridge retires

Wolfgang Blau becomes president and Albert Read moves into the managing director’s role at the Vogue and Vanity Fair publisher New appointments have been announced by magazine publisher Condé Nast in the wake of Nicholas Coleridge’s decision to step aside and take on the role of chairman.Wolfgang Blau, currently Condé Nast International’s chief digital officer, will become president and Albert Read, the publisher’s general manager and deputy managing director of the British division, will take over as managing director. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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