Duncan Edwards, President & Ceo, Hearst Magazines International, released the following statement on 26 November: “We congratulate Arnaud de Puyfontaine on his appointment as Vivendi’s Senior Executive Vice President, Media and Content activities and thank him for his work over the last four years. Hearst Corporation and Vivendi have existing partnerships in France and we look forward to exploring more ways our two companies can work together.
While the process to identify and appoint a new CEO is underway, COO Anna Jones assumes day-to-day management responsibility of Hearst Magazines UK. Anna has been a leader on the team that has strengthened our print portfolio and built the most exciting digital content business in the UK market."
