The chairmanship of the international magazine media association was passed to D’Angelo after David Hill, president of IDG Communications, USA, completed his two-year term. The inauguration took place at the close of the 39th FIPP World Congress in Rome, Italy, on 25 September 2013. D’Angelo is a long-standing member of the FIPP Management Board, having been appointed in February 2005.
Said D’Angelo: “Hubert Burda Media and I are glad and willing to serve FIPP during this time of transformation for the worldwide media landscape. Having been a member of FIPP from the very first day of my professional life in magazines, I am especially thankful to the FIPP Board for their choice. As Cary Grant said in his marvellous 1970 Oscar acceptance speech: "No greater honour could come to any man than the respect of his colleagues" and so I am delighted to be taking on this role.”
Commenting on the election, FIPP president and CEO Chris Llewellyn said: “I am delighted that the new chairman of FIPP will be Fabrizio D’Angelo. He runs an important business with truly worldwide operations and so brings a fantastic breadth of knowledge and experience to his new role. He has also been a magnificent supporter of FIPP and as a long serving Board Member has been instrumental in the development of the organisation. The magazine media industry is undergoing massive change, and FIPP will need to constantly adapt too. Under Fabrizio’s guidance, I’m sure we will continue to make good decisions.”
About FIPP
FIPP says: “FIPP - the worldwide magazine media association - represents companies and individuals involved in the creation, publishing, or distribution of quality content, in whatever form, by whatever channel, and in the most appropriate frequency, to defined audiences of interest.
FIPP has more than 700 member companies, which include 56 national magazine associations, 504 publishing companies with international interests, and 153 suppliers to the industry and associated organisations, in 63 countries, all of whom use FIPP to find new business partners and gather information on potential markets. FIPP represents more than 6,000 member magazine titles, which include almost all of the world’s leading magazine brands."
