Matt Hickman Promoted to Director of Digital Sales for Active Interest Titles
 Matt Hickman has been named to the newly created position of director of digital sales for the Winter Park brands that make up the Active Interest Network. He is well-known within the company as a digital pioneer, one of the first to make the transition from the print side to the company’s new focus in the digital world.
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Period Three of the GROW Program Is Here: Meet Our Visitors
 As Bonnier’s GROW Program sends off its last group of participants for the year, Bonnier Corp. welcomes three new visitors to our offices. Alex Pedersen, Nordic product manager for Multimedia and Spin-off in Copenhagen, joins our Winter Park office as marketing project manager. Also in Winter Park, Jussi Hakanen, who is in charge of PR and publicity for CANAL+ in Helsinki, joins as digital content specialist. And in our Carlsbad office, Tina Cliffoord, production manager for Bonnier Tidskrifter AB in Stockholm, joins as associate production manager.
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Caribbean Travel + Life Spices It Up With Striking Redesign
 Caribbean Travel + Life debuted a prominent redesign. The new look, designed by Creative Director Mike Bessire, includes a spruced-up logo and modern typefaces and colors. By also introducing savvy new section names and invigorating print and Web content, the magazine hopes to capture more readers.
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Major Coup for NASTAR with the U.S. Ski Team
 NASTAR, the largest recreational ski and snowboard race program in the world, which is produced out of our Boulder office, has combined forces with the U.S. Ski Team to produce a new combined event that will put the spotlight on the sport for both amateurs and pros.
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Working Mother’s Jennifer Owens Reacts to Judge’s Ruling Against Working Moms
 Jennifer Owens, Working Mother’s editorial director, appeared on ABC’s World News to jump right into a hot debate brought on by a recent ruling by federal Judge Loretta Preska of New York. The ruling, which states that “the law does not mandate ‘work-life balance,’” asserts that making a decision that puts family before work comes with consequences. Owens says this is a step backward because the most productive employees are those who feel engaged both at work and at home.
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Rhode Island governor takes cue from Sport Fishing. Gov. Lincoln Chafee cited resident Stephen Medeiros in recognition of his winning the magazine’s Making a Difference Award. |
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Working Mother goes global. Bonnier’s Joakim Bergman has signed a contract to license the magazine in Indonesia. |
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Kerry Neujahr is promoted to publisher of Islands. Since joining the magazine in 2006, she’s worked as a territory manager and Caribbean director, as well as regional director for all the travel books … Carol Johnson expanded her role. In addition to her current position as publisher of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons, she’s been named publisher of Spa. She was regional director of Spa … More changes to the travel group: Sue Gilman takes over Caribbean Travel + Life as publisher, while Guy Britton moves into television and digital media. He will manage key accounts for the travel group for television, digital media and print, and build on the success of the Best of the Caribbean TV/Web series … Tucker Neary joins the Boulder office as web video editor for our skiing brands … Dawson Henry is a new web analyst in Winter Park … Coming aboard full time is David Gordon as a developer for Bonnier Digital … Rhonda Mock is promoted to director of brand strategies for WaterSki and TransWorld WAKEBOARDING. She was advertising director for Boating … Barbara Lanning is promoted to director of events and trade shows for the active interest brands. She was director of ad sales support for the travel titles … Judith Weber is hired as a production manager for the outdoor group … Tim Eggert returns to Bonnier as a designer for the active interest marketing department … Lori Altieri joins our Chicago office as a sales coordinator for our luxury and technology groups … Gale Vineyard is a new account manager for Working Mother in Chicago … Luana Baez returns to Bonnier as a production sales assistant for the active interest brands. She worked for the fishing titles from 1999 to 2005 … Parenting hires Corinne Schuler as assistant managing editor. She’s based in the Winter Park office … Krista Carothers joins Working Mother as senior research editor in New York … Elizabeth Besada is the new digital advertising coordinator for the technology group … Jacki Kendall joins Garden Design as market sales associate … The outdoor group hires John Toolan as photography director … Doug Olsen joins TransWorld SNOWboarding as sales representative … Parenting hires Christy Ruth as an assistant style editor … Stephanie Northcutt joins Bonnier as a production manager in Winter Park … Rebecca Rasmussen is the new production coordinator for the TV department. |
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This week’s Up Close subject celebrated his 20th anniversary with the company in August. When he joined as ad director of Sport Fishing, he was one of 65 employees. As the company grew, his job also evolved. Today, Glenn Hughes is vice president, group publisher of the marine group. Learn what has kept him around here, and what his goals are moving forward.
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