Quartz Announces Leadership Overhaul | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_162587" align="alignright" width="150"] Zach Seward[/caption] On Monday, Quartz announced multiple transitions in leadership, including co-founder Zach Seward's promotion from chief product officer and executive editor to CEO. Former co-CEO and publisher Jay Lauf will now serve as chairman, a new role at the global business news platform; and former co-CEO and editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney will stay on as an advisor. Additionally, chief commercial officer Katie Weber was promoted to president. The moves, announced in a staff memo, come a little over a year after the brand was sold by Atlantic Media to the Tokyo-based media company Uzabase. “As planning for 2020 accelerated, it was both clear and confidence-inspiring to see how central a role Zach [Seward] has played in driving the strategy, from the pending release of an exciting new Quartz experience to the distinct vision for membership," wrote Lauf and Delaney in the memo. "All of these things presented a logical and seamless moment for the next chapter to begin.” [caption id="attachment_172065" align="alignright" width="150"] Katie Weber[/caption] Seward joined Quartz early, as its second employee. His vision on product innovation has garnered awards, and recently he led the launch of the brand's premium membership program. Prior to joining Quartz in 2012, Seward previously worked at the Wall Street Journal and Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab. Weber joined Quartz in 2014, originally as senior... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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