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Condé Nast has announced the appointment of Nick Hotchkin as its new chief financial officer. The publisher says he will officially assume the role today (May 15).
For the past decade, Hotchkin was a senior executive at WW International, Inc. (formerly WeightWatchers). In Hotchkin’s time at WW, he served as chief operating officer, a member of the interim office of the CEO, as well as chief financial officer, leading the company’s transition to a direct-to-consumer digital subscription business and more than doubling digital subscribers during his tenure. Prior to joining WW, Hotchkin was the SVP finance for Staples overseeing all U.S. retail and directing finance operations for 1,600 stores. Hotchkin spent the first part of his career serving a number of financial leadership roles for Delphi and General Motors.
“Nick is an accomplished finance executive having successfully led diverse global business functions, including consumer revenue, operations and strategy,” said Condé Nast’s CEO Roger Lynch, to whom Hotchkin will report. “I’m thrilled to welcome him to the team and am confident his leadership will help drive our continued revenue diversification and growth ambitions.”
Regarding his appointment, Hotchkin added, “I am delighted to join this iconic organization at such an exciting time of evolution and growth. I look forward to working with Roger and this exceptional team to help drive Condé Nast’s success in all ways.”
Hotchkin earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and holds a BA in Economics from Harvard College.
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