Steven Swartz to Succeed Frank Bennack as CEO of Hearst Corp.

Steven Swartz was named the new CEO of Hearst Corp., succeeding Frank Bennack. This is an orderly transition at a private company that's known for its stability and buttoned-up culture. Swartz, 51, has been groomed for the role, having been named COO in 2011 and adding the title of president in December. A vet of the print side, he became evp of Hearst’s newspaper division in 2001, having been president and CEO of SmartMoney, then a joint venture between Hearst and Dow Jones & Co. As CEO, he’ll oversee a diversified media empire that encompasses not only 15 daily newspapers and leading consumers magazines including Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping but 29 TV stations and ownership in cable networks including A&E and ESPN. His new appointment takes effect June 1. Swartz will become only the seventh CEO in the 126-year history of Hearst, a company that’s had stable leadership against a backdrop of upheaval for the media industry and in contrast to such peers as Time Inc., which is preparing to spin off from Time Warner and replace its CEO; and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which ditched its CEO of six months in December. The man Swartz replaces, Bennack, 80, has been with the company for 50 years, serving as its CEO for 28 years, longer than any of his predecessors except for William Randolph Hearst. Bennack will remain on the board as executive vice chairman and chair of its executive committee. Here’s the text of Bennack’s note to employees announcing the... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Taps Pandora’s Roger Lynch As Its First Global CEO

[caption id="attachment_154889" align="alignright" width="150"] Roger Lynch[/caption] Nearly five months after Condé Nast announced that CEO Bob Sauerberg would depart the company, the magazine publisher finally named former Pandora president and CEO Roger Lynch as the new global CEO on... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beast Mode: Daily Beast CEO Heather Dietrick explores the power of the news publisher’s brand

The Gawker alumna has focused on diversifying the midsize news publisher's revenue streams and growing the size of its loyal audience. The post Beast Mode: Daily Beast CEO Heather Dietrick explores the power of the news publisher’s brand appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google must be broken up due to its 'overwhelming' power, News Corp says

Media giant tells Australian inquiry Google’s search engine and advertising platform should be separatedGoogle should be broken up to restore a level playing field for media companies swamped by its “overwhelming” market power, News Corp has told the competition regulator.Rupert Murdoch’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Europe and the UK: Two CEOs at London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference

Core values, the essential relationship of author and publisher, and the fundamental efficacy of reading anchored the morning and afternoon of London Book Fair's 2019 Quantum. The post From Europe and the UK: Two CEOs at London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stevens and Torday reimagine Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland

Children’s authors including Robin Stevens, Piers Torday and Swapna Haddow have written stories based on Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland for a new title to be published by Macmillan Children’s Books in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berrett-Koehler Names New CEO and Publisher

Berrett-Koehler's board of directors has selected David Marshall to be CEO/CFO of the company, while Johanna Vondeling was selected as president/publisher, effective May 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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HQ snaps up 'spine-tingler' debut from Frank

HQ has acquired a ghostly historical debut, Greyswick, and one other novel written by Anita Frank. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet Appoints New CEO

Luis Cabrera, a partner with BCG Digital Ventures, has been named CEO of the travel publisher with a mandate to remake the Lonely Planet brand "as an omnichannel travel platform." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kidd succeeds Borthwick as head of Arvon

Creative writing charity Arvon has appointed Andrew Kidd as its new chief executive and artistic director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Waterstones' Steven Cooper joins Hodder

Steven Cooper, previously a member of the events team at Waterstones head office, has joined Hodder as publicity manager, initially to cover publicity director Veronique Norton’s parental leave.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melbourne University Publishing CEO quits over 'narrow' new focus

Louise Adler and four board members resign as university decides to change directionMelbourne University Publishing’s CEO and members of its board of directors have resigned in protest against the university’s proposed new strategy for the publishing house that, according to one former board... Continue reading at The Guardian

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12 books that CEOs think you should read in 2019

Consider adding these nonfiction titles on entrepreneurship and economics to your reading list. If you’re a founder or aspiring entrepreneur, perhaps you’re looking to round out your reading list for 2019 with a few inspiring business reads. We asked entrepreneurs to offer their book... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New memoir from musician Frank Turner to Headline

Headline has acquired a new memoir from musician Frank Turner, Try This At Home. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Publishers succeed in getting Sci-Hub access blocked in Russia

Pirate site Sci-Hub has been blocked in Russia after a group of publishers applied to the courts to get service providers to stop serving the site.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Time's editor-CEO shares his vision for a magazine under new ownership

Subscribe to us on iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Stitcher, Google Play and iHeartRadio too. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend!When Meredith Corp. put Time magazine on the block following its purchase of Time Inc. in Nov. 2017, it tapped editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time's editor and CEO shares his vision for a magazine under new ownership

When Meredith Corp. put Time magazine on the block following its purchase of Time Inc. in Nov. 2017, it tapped editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal to spearhead the process. Perhaps an unorthodox role... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CEO of Condé Nast stepping down

The upheaval at Conde Nast has taken a new turn. Robert Sauerberg, who has effectively led the storied magazine publisher since 2010, is stepping down, as parent company Advance Publications plans to... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast kicks off outside search for new CEO as Bob Sauerberg prepares to step down

Cond Nast, once the most glamorous and moneyed player among the big magazine publishing houses, is acknowledging that it needs new leadershipand "outside" leadership at that.In a memo to staff this morning, Steve Newhouse and Jonathan Newhouse, scions of the Newhouse clan that controls the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury snaps up 'essential' Anne Frank collection

Bloomsbury Continuum will publish Anne Frank: The Collected Works next May, in the year that she would have celebrated her 90th birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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