Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Announces Promotions
05/22/2008
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. President and CEO Jack Kliger has promoted the following individuals at HFM U.S. effective immediately:
- Jennifer Bernheim – Associate General Counsel
- Katherine Daniels – Associate General Counsel
- Michael Esposito – Director Production Operations
- Lynn Heatherton – Managing Director, Corporate Planning
- Philip Ketonis – VP Circulation Business & Strategy
- Will Michalopoulos – Sr. Director Retail NS Marketing
- Florent Peyre – Director Business Development
- Dorothee Walliser – Publisher, Filipacchi Publishing
“These individuals have demonstrated talent, success and loyalty throughout their respective tenures here and have made important contributions towards the development and success of HFM U.S. They are valued by our organization, and they are considered the best at what they do. It is a pleasure for me to recognize their accomplishments, and I'm delighted that they will continue to play key roles moving forward,” said Kliger.
Reporting to Philippe Guelton, EVP/COO:
Lynn Heatherton, VP/Corporate Planning, has been with HFM U.S. since August 2007. During this past year, she successfully led the re-launch of CarandDriver.com and Ellegirl.com and served as an advisor on the re-launch of our company’s HFM U.S. website. She has worked closely with the Digital and Consumer Marketing teams to increase online subscriptions by 25% and supported the development of our digital business through a variety of initiatives. She also helped develop all 2008 new commission and bonus plans across the company. Her planning areas include the management of newsletters, brand strategy meetings, space planning, CRM system selection and other strategic initiatives.
Dorothee Walliser, VP/Publisher, Filipacchi Publishing joined HFM U.S. in March 2002. In this time period, she created Filipacchi Publishing, the book division within HFM U.S. Under her direction, Filipacchi Publishing now boasts a catalog of over 70 titles including So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces by Elle Decor Editor-in-Chief and Bravo Top Design judge Margaret Russell; Daniel’s Dish: Entertaining at Home with a Four-Star Chef by world-renowned chef Daniel Boulud; and the New Woman’s Day Cookbook, the ultimate cookbook from the expert test-kitchen at Woman’s Day.
Reporting to Catherine Flickinger, EVP/General Counsel:
Jennifer Bernheim, VP/Associate General Counsel, joined HFM U.S. in April 2000.
Katherine Daniels, VP/Associate General Counsel, joined HFM U.S. in January 1997.
Katherine and Jennifer provide legal advice and services for all parts of the company, with particular expertise in the areas of editorial rights, marketing and promotion, and new media and technology. They co-developed the company’s new Data Security Policy and have each handled complex web development transactions. Both were instrumental in the development of the Data Asset Management System, with Katherine assisting in the development of the rights protocol and user interface, and Jennifer working on the underlying technology agreements. Katherine has developed a comprehensive set of editorial rights agreements for the company, as well as the privacy policy and terms of use for the company’s websites. Jennifer has helped streamline the legal department operations through development of training manuals and standard content licenses and other form agreements for use by the promotions and digital departments. They both serve on the MPA Legal Affairs Committee, and Katherine also represents the company on the MPA Government Affairs Council.
Reporting to Tom Masterson, SVP/Consumer Marketing & Manufacturing:
Michael Esposito, VP/Operations, has been with HFM U.S. since 1995 and is responsible for the production of the company’s U.S. consumer magazines and the Filipacchi book publishing division. He has been an innovative member of the Hachette team, leading the reorganization and integration of the production and premedia teams. He also led the launch of important initiatives in strategic sourcing and our advertising portal. His new responsibilities will entail all production and strategic sourcing which includes premedia operations.
Philip Ketonis, VP/Consumer Marketing, has been with HFM U.S. since 2006. In this time, Philip has successfully negotiated circulation contracts, developed a monthly circulation package, streamlined pricing strategy and improved the file composition of each of our titles. His new responsibilities will include managing the Newsstand Department and the Group Circulation Directors.
Will Michalopoulos, VP/Retail Sales & Marketing, has been with HFM U.S. since November 2005. During this period, he has been responsible for all marketing, distribution, and financial activities of our $100 million single copy business. Will has been instrumental in increasing efficiency in our distribution and marketing efforts and our specialty distribution across all titles. He created a checkout buying strategy for Woman’s Day, Woman’s Day Special Interest Publications, and ELLE that increased pocket count and/or positions for all three titles, and placed ELLE at Wal-Mart’s checkout for the first time.
Reporting to Todd Anderman, SVP/Digital Media:
Florent Peyre, VP/Business & Corporate Development, joined HFM U.S. in early 2007 to lead the corporate development for our digital division. Florent has been instrumental in the integration of Jumpstart Automotive with HFM U.S. In April 2008, Florent added business development to his responsibilities, working to foster relations with large portals as well as creating partnerships with synergistic websites.
About Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. enthusiast brands and targeted media products reach nearly 60 million consumers through magazines, online and mobile content. The company’s editorial hallmarks are trusted expert content along with independent product testing. Our prestigious brands fall into five sectors and include: Automotive (Car and Driver, Road & Track, Jumpstart Automotive Media); Fashion (ELLE, ELLEgirl); Shelter (ELLE Decor, Home, Metropolitan Home, PointClickHome, and Special Interest Publications Group); Women & Health (Woman’s Day and Woman’s Day Special Interest Group) and Enthusiasts (American Photo, Boating, Cycle World, Flying, Popular Photography, Premiere and Sound & Vision). HFM U.S. Total Solutions marketing initiative packages these assets across brands and platforms with customized marketing programs. HFM U.S. is part of Lagardère’s (www.lagardere.com) media division Lagardère Active, a producer of special interest content in over 40 countries
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