Robert Botte Named Vice President, Information Technology Infrastructure & Operations
06/24/2008
President & CEO Jack Kliger announced today that Robert Botte has been promoted to Vice President, Information Technology Infrastructure & Operations at Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Botte will continue to report to Tom Donohue, SVP/Chief Technology Officer.
“We are thrilled to promote Robert to a Vice President position. Throughout his career at Hachette, his technical precision and vendor relationships have brought our department significant savings,” said Donohue. “He is a well respected member of our team.”
Over the past 15 years at HFM U.S., Botte has held a number of IT positions ranging from Network Engineer to Senior Director of IT. He was instrumental in designing and building the HFM U.S. corporate network infrastructure.
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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