Bios

Deborah Burns

Senior Vice President/Chief Brand Officer, Luxury Design Group

As SVP/ Chief Brand Officer for the Luxury Design Group, ELLE DECOR and Metropolitan Home, Deborah Burns oversees the group’s editorial, publishing and business development across the platforms. Since April 2006, she served as SVP of the Luxury Design Group overseeing sales and marketing for both magazines.

Margaret Russell

VICE PRESIDENT/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/ BRAND CONTENT

For two decades, Margaret Russell has infused ELLE DECOR with a singular sense of sophistication while helping to preserve its mission to inspire designers, architects, and homeowners with the best in interior and product design. In July 2000, Margaret was promoted to editor in chief of the magazine she helped found, which is the largest of 25 ELLE DECO editions published around the world.

Barbara Friedmann

Vice President/Brand Publisher, Luxury Design Group, ELLE DECOR and Metropolitan Home

Barbara Friedmann is a magazine veteran with over thirty years of experience. Named Vice President/Brand Publisher, Luxury Design Group, ELLE DECOR and Metropolitan Home in March 2009, Barbara Friedmann is responsible for the magazine’s advertising sales and marketing.

Christie Boyle

Vice President, Brand Development, Luxury Design Group

As the VP/Brand Development since March 2009, Christie Boyle is responsible for supporting, facilitating, discovering, managing and executing existing and new opportunities and partnerships that extend the ELLE DECOR and Metropolitan Home brands beyond the magazines. Including but not limited to the following areas: broadcast, licensing, mobile, digital, book publishing, contract publishing and branded content.