Meredith National Media Group Announces Senior Leadership Promotions

8/14/16

Georgine Anton

Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com) –the leading media and marketing company with national brands serving more than 100 million American women and local television stations in large, fast-growing markets – announced today a series of senior leadership promotions in its National Media Group. These moves follow yesterday's news release announcing the promotions of Tom Harty to President and Chief Operating Officer of Meredith Corporation and Jon Werther to President of the National Media Group.

The promotions, effective immediately, are:

  • Georgine Anton to President of Meredith Xcelerated Marketing. Anton has been with Meredith Xcelerated Marketing since 1999, and she was named its Vice President and General Manager in 2015. Anton earned an MBA from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a Bachelor's degree from Saint Lawrence University.
  • Kim Martin to Chief Brand Officer. In her new role, Martin will oversee Corporate Marketing and Video Creation. Martin joined Meredith in 2015 as Chief Strategy Officer after spending nine years as President of WE tv. Martin earned an MBA from Georgia State University and a Bachelor's degree from Georgia College and State University.
  • Doug Olson to President and General Manager of Meredith Magazines. In his new role, Olson will oversee content creation and sales for Meredith's subscription titles and newsstand publications; Production, National Media Group Finance and Information Technology. Olson joined Meredith in 2000 as Vice President of Interactive Media and has led the National Media Group's acquisition integration activities. Olson earned an MBA from Drake University and a Bachelor's degree from DeVry Institute of Technology.
  • Stan Pavlovsky to President of Meredith Digital. In his new role, Pavlovsky will oversee all National Media Group digital sites and products, strategy, sales and data. Pavlovsky joined Meredith in 2013 as President of Allrecipes.com. Prior to Meredith, Pavlovsky held leadership positions at Drugstore.com, Microsoft and Boeing. He earned an MBA from Seattle's City University and a Bachelor's degree fromCalifornia State University – Northridge.
  • Tom Witschi to President of Consumer Products. In his new role, Witschi will oversee consumer-focused revenue initiatives, including circulation, brand licensing, ecommerce and content licensing. Prior to Meredith, Witschi was CEO of the EatingWell Media Group, acquired by Meredith in 2011. Witschi earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont.


Anton will continue to report to Tom Harty, while Martin, Olson, Pavlovsky and Witschi will report to Jon Werther, along with Chief Revenue Officer Michael Brownstein.

"We're pleased to announce these well-earned promotions," said Harty and Werther. "Meredith consistently ranks as one of the nation's most effective and respected media companies, and that's a direct reflection of our talented workforce and leaders like these. We look forward to continued innovation and operational excellence."

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