NEW YORK, January 29, 2015 – Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) announced that Ariel Foxman has been promoted to Editorial Director, InStyle and StyleWatch, a new role at the company. In addition to remaining Editor of the InStyle brand—print, digital and all extensions—Foxman now oversees editorial direction and strategy for the StyleWatch brand. Effective immediately, the move broadens Foxman’s responsibilities substantially as Time Inc. prepares to extend its fashion footprint by bringing together a content, services and commerce platform under the InStyle umbrella. Foxman reports to Evelyn Webster, Time Inc. Executive Vice President. Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer Norman Pearlstine will have dotted line authority. Founding StyleWatch Editor Susan Kaufman is leaving the company. “We thank Susan for her service and contributions to StyleWatch and to Time Inc.,” Webster said.

 

To further align the fashion portfolio, InStyle publisher Nina Lawrence will assume oversight of StyleWatch. Stephanie Sladkus, Publisher of StyleWatch, will report to Lawrence.

 

Webster commented: “I am confident that Ariel’s deep understanding of the consumer, coupled with his creative vision and strong business acumen, will lead to growth and opportunity for the StyleWatch brand, as it has for InStyle. Nina’s expertise in delivering integrated solutions to advertisers will further strengthen Time Inc.’s growing fashion portfolio.”

 

Under Foxman, InStyle—the leading celebrity style media brand, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year—was twice named among the top five media brands of the year by Advertising Age, and in 2015 was named Fashion Media Brand of the Year by The Daily Front Row. Lawrence joined InStyle in 2014, after serving as Vice President of Global Marketing, Advertising Sales for The Wall Street Journal. Previously, she spent more than 15 years as a publisher at Condé Nast, including her last seven as Vice President and Publisher of W.

 

Founded in 2007, StyleWatch—recognized as one of the most successful launches of the past decade—was first introduced in 2002 as a special newsstand edition of PEOPLE. Publisher Stephanie Sladkus was promoted to the post in 2011, after serving for one year as Associate Publisher.

 

 

About Time Inc.

 

Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is one of the world’s leading media companies reaching more than 130 million consumers each month across multiple platforms. Its influential brands include People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple, Southern Living, Entertainment Weekly, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine and Fortune, as well as more than 50 diverse titles at Time Inc. UK such as Decanter and Horse & Hound. Time Inc. is home to celebrated events and franchises including the Fortune 500, Time 100, People’s Sexiest Man Alive, Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year, the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen and the Essence Festival. As of September 30, 2014, Time Inc. operated approximately 40 websites that collectively have over 100 million average monthly unique visitors around the world. The company also operates integrated publishing businesses that provide content marketing, targeted advertising programs, branded book publishing and marketing and support services. 

 

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