Kevin Costello (pictured) takes over the role from BBC Worldwide managing director Peter Phippen. “It will be difficult to fill Peter’s shoes,” he said. “He’s done a fantastic job of steering our partnership through increasingly tough times.
“Frontline is essential to our success as a publishing company, and I look forward to working with our partners on meeting the current market challenges.”
Frontline is one of the UK’s largest magazine distributors. It handles the 160 titles published by its owners – Bauer Consumer Magazines, BBC Worldwide, Haymarket Media Group and H Bauer.