The newly created role is designed to ensure that all Natmag-Rodale brands in the UK, which include Men’s Health, Triathlete’s World and Runner’s World, continue to deliver the best possible editorial offering across all available online and offline platforms. Rees (pictured) will also work with Publishing Director, Alun Williams, on new projects to monetise content in innovative and exciting ways.
Rees, Editor of Men’s Health since 2003, has been named PPA Consumer Editor Of The Year twice, and won the prestigious BSME ‘Editor’s Editor Award’ in 2009. He also took Men’s Health to the number 1 position in the men’s market – a place previously head by FHM for more than a decade.
Rees will retain the role of Editor-In-Chief on Men’s Health as part of his new responsibilities. A new Editor of Men’s Health will be appointed in due course.
Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Chief Executive of the National Magazine Company, says: “I am delighted to have appointed Morgan to this new role. I am confident he will bring fresh ideas, a competitive edge and huge opportunities for all the NatMag-Rodale brands. His editorship of Men’s Health has been unsurpassed and I’d like to thank him for his outstanding contribution to the success of the brand”.
Michelle Meyercord, Senior Vice President of Rodale International adds: “Morgan has been the main driver of our growth in the UK and a true leader for our global network of over 45 editions of Men's Health. I’m certain he will be the right leader and creative director in developing the key new products and businesses going forward”.
Rees says: “We’ve achieved a lot on Men’s Health in a reasonably short space of time and I’m confident we can now develop even more opportunities across all of the brands. We recently started publishing books and we’re well underway without bookazines. Our first app has enjoyed massive success and our digital output is getting stronger and stronger. It’s going to be great to push the business even further.”
