This afternoon, ADWEEK CEO Will Lee introduced the appointment of Condé Nast veteran Mike Beyman as chief of employees/head of technique and enterprise operations, a brand new position on the model.
In a memo, Lee additionally shared plenty of promotions throughout the newsroom in addition to the Experiences and Advertising and marketing, Individuals & Tradition, Finance/Operations, Gross sales and Know-how groups. Included within the communication was additionally a brand new newsroom construction, underneath lately named editor in chief Ryan Joe.
Learn the announcement in full beneath.
Crew ADWEEK,
That is an thrilling, invigorating and critically essential second in our evolution. As we drive the reinvention of our model and construct for vital development on all vectors within the years forward, I’m really grateful to be doing this with a crew filled with nice expertise, resilience, and sense of goal and love for ADWEEK.
I’m proud that we’ve achieved an ideal deal simply within the first three months of 2024: We are going to surpass our general funds for income within the first quarter; client demand for our occasions like Social Media Week and our Sports activities Advertising and marketing Summit is considerably stronger than anticipated; and our newsroom is extra vibrant than ever, with our journalists profitable essential tales and driving the {industry} dialog daily.
To proceed to construct on that momentum, I’m happy to announce an essential addition to the Govt Crew, in addition to new roles and promotions for a number of members of the ADWEEK crew. These modifications will assist speed up 4 main objectives for ADWEEK: Develop viewers and affect, turn out to be a extra vivid and important useful resource for the {industry}, enhance the speed of our operational excellence, and do fewer issues higher.
There’s a variety of element beneath—get comfy—however I wish to be as clear as I can in regards to the modifications on the best way.
New Chief of Employees/Head of Technique and Enterprise Operations
Mike Beyman joins the ADWEEK crew as chief of employees and head of technique and enterprise operations. Mike joins from Condé Nast, the place, as vp of company technique and improvement, he developed and carried out cross-functional initiatives throughout its international manufacturers, together with Vogue, GQ, Vainness Truthful and The New Yorker. He spearheaded and strengthened relationships with main expertise platforms corresponding to Amazon and Google in addition to new AI gamers, together with OpenAI. Throughout his time at Condé Nast Leisure, Mike led the trouble to construct its international Movie & TV Studio, Audio Community, and purchase the award-winning podcast collection “Within the Darkish.”
Mike joined Condé Nast from McKinsey & Firm, the place, as a guide, he supported and drove large-scale transformations throughout many industries together with media, expertise and retail. Mike began his profession producing primetime documentaries for CNBC on financial subjects corresponding to white-collar crime, marijuana legalization and Costco’s international affect on shopping for habits.
Mike will report back to me, and his first day at ADWEEK can be April 1.
