Rachael (pictured), who until recently was deputy editor of SHE, and has since been covering as deputy editor on Marie Claire, will fill the role of editor in chief for the entire Boots portfolio, including its award-winning Health & Beauty and Parenting Club magazines.
Rachael has a rich background in women’s consumer magazines, looking after both print and digital aspects. She has also held senior roles at InStyle, Eve, Livingetc and Wedding, as well as freelancing on various newspaper supplements for The Observer, Express and News of the World.
The role at Boots, which will cover both print and digital projects, marks a welcome return to customer publishing, as Rachael worked for Redwood early in her career. She was deputy chief sub-editor of BBC Good Food magazine when she left in 1993.
Nicki Hill, board account director at Redwood commented: “We are pleased to welcome Rachael back to Redwood and are confident that her wide-ranging experience working for consumer magazines will be an asset to us and Boots. We believe she is an excellent addition to an already successful editorial team.”
Rachael Ashley added: “I’m delighted to be joining Redwood at what is a really exciting time for customer publishing. In this changing media climate, customer publishing plays a more important role than ever, and the Boots editorial team produce content to rival some of the best consumer magazines. It’ll be great to come back to Redwood after all these years, and bring my newsstand experience to the Boots portfolio.”
