DES MOINES, Iowa and
NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith
Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com)
– the leading media and marketing company with national
brands serving more than 100 million American women and local
television stations in large, fast-growing markets – announced
today a series of senior leadership promotions in its National
Media Group. These moves follow yesterday's news release
announcing the promotions of Tom
Harty to President and Chief Operating Officer of Meredith
Corporation and Jon Werther to
President of the National Media Group.
The promotions, effective immediately, are:
- Georgine Anton to President
of Meredith Xcelerated Marketing. Anton has been with
Meredith Xcelerated Marketing since 1999, and she was named its
Vice President and General Manager in 2015. Anton earned an MBA
from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a
Bachelor's degree from Saint Lawrence
University.
- Kim Martin to Chief
Brand Officer. In her new
role, Martin will oversee Corporate Marketing and Video Creation.
Martin joined Meredith in 2015 as
Chief Strategy Officer after spending nine years as President of WE
tv. Martin earned an MBA from Georgia State
University and a Bachelor's degree from Georgia
College and State University.
- Doug Olson to President and
General Manager of Meredith Magazines. In his new role,
Olson will oversee content creation and sales for Meredith's subscription titles and newsstand
publications; Production, National Media Group Finance and
Information Technology. Olson joined Meredith in 2000 as Vice President of
Interactive Media and has led the National Media Group's
acquisition integration activities. Olson earned an MBA from
Drake University and a Bachelor's
degree from DeVry Institute of
Technology.
- Stan Pavlovsky to President
of Meredith Digital. In his new role, Pavlovsky will
oversee all National Media Group digital sites and products,
strategy, sales and data. Pavlovsky joined Meredith in 2013 as President of
Allrecipes.com. Prior to Meredith, Pavlovsky held leadership positions
at Drugstore.com, Microsoft and Boeing. He earned an MBA from
Seattle's City University and a
Bachelor's degree from California State
University – Northridge.
- Tom Witschi to President of
Consumer Products. In his new role, Witschi will oversee
consumer-focused revenue initiatives, including circulation, brand
licensing, ecommerce and content licensing. Prior to Meredith, Witschi was CEO of the EatingWell
Media Group, acquired by Meredith
in 2011. Witschi earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont.
Anton will continue to report to Tom
Harty, while Martin, Olson, Pavlovsky and Witschi will
report to Jon Werther, along with
Chief Revenue Officer Michael
Brownstein.
"We're pleased to announce these well-earned promotions," said
Harty and Werther. "Meredith
consistently ranks as one of the nation's most effective and
respected media companies, and that's a direct reflection of our
talented workforce and leaders like these. We look forward to
continued innovation and operational excellence."
ABOUT MEREDITH
CORPORATION
Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) has
been committed to service journalism for 115 years. Today,
Meredith uses multiple
distribution platforms – including broadcast television, print,
digital, mobile and video – to provide consumers with content they
desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing
partners.
Meredith's National Media Group
reaches more than 100 million unduplicated women every month,
including nearly 75 percent of U.S. Millennial women. Meredith is the leader in creating and
distributing content across platforms in key consumer interest
areas such as food, home, parenting and health through well-known
brands such as Better Homes and Gardens, Allrecipes, Parents and
Shape. Meredith also
features robust brand licensing activities, including more than
3,000 SKUs of branded products at 4,000 Walmart stores across the
U.S. Meredith Xcelerated Marketing is an award-winning, strategic
and creative agency that provides fully integrated marketing
solutions for many of the world's top brands, including Kraft,
Lowe's, TGI Friday's and NBC Universal.
Meredith's Local Media Group
includes 17 owned or operated television stations reaching 11
percent of U.S. households. Meredith's portfolio is concentrated in large,
fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the nation's Top 25 –
including Atlanta, Phoenix, St.
Louis and Portland – and 13
in Top 50 markets. Meredith's
stations produce over 660 hours of local news and entertainment
content each week, and operate leading local digital
destinations.
Meredith's balanced portfolio
consistently generates substantial free cash flow, and the Company
is committed to growing Total Shareholder Return through dividend
payments, share repurchases and strategic business
investments. Meredith's
current annualized dividend of $1.98
per share yields approximately 4 percent. Meredith has paid a dividend for 69 straight
years and increased it for 23 consecutive years.
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