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This afternoon, ADWEEK CEO Will Lee announced the appointment of Condé Nast veteran Mike Beyman as chief of staff/head of strategy and business operations, a new role at the brand.
In a memo, Lee also shared a number of promotions across the newsroom as well as the Experiences and Marketing, People & Culture, Finance/Operations, Sales and Technology teams. Included in the communication was also a new newsroom structure, under recently named editor in chief Ryan Joe.
Read the announcement in full below.
Team ADWEEK,
This is an exciting, invigorating and critically important moment in our evolution. As we drive the reinvention of our brand and build for significant growth on all vectors in the years ahead, I am truly grateful to be doing this with a team full of great talent, resilience, and sense of purpose and love for ADWEEK.
I’m proud that we’ve achieved a great deal just in the first three months of 2024: We will surpass our overall budget for revenue in the first quarter; consumer demand for our events like Social Media Week and our Sports Marketing Summit is significantly stronger than expected; and our newsroom is more vibrant than ever, with our journalists winning crucial stories and driving the industry conversation every day.
To continue to build on that momentum, I’m pleased to announce an important addition to the Executive Team, as well as new roles and promotions for several members of the ADWEEK team. These changes will help accelerate four major goals for ADWEEK: Grow audience and impact, become a more vivid and essential resource for the industry, improve the velocity of our operational excellence, and do fewer things better.
There’s a lot of detail below—get comfortable—but I want to be as clear as I can about the changes on the way.
New Chief of Staff/Head of Strategy and Business Operations
Mike Beyman joins the ADWEEK team as chief of staff and head of strategy and business operations. Mike joins from Condé Nast, where, as vice president of corporate strategy and development, he developed and implemented cross-functional initiatives across its global brands, including Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. He spearheaded and strengthened relationships with major technology platforms such as Amazon and Google as well as new AI players, including OpenAI. During his time at Condé Nast Entertainment, Mike led the effort to build its global Film & TV Studio, Audio Network, and acquire the award-winning podcast series “In the Dark.”
Mike joined Condé Nast from McKinsey & Company, where, as a consultant, he supported and drove large-scale transformations across many industries including media, technology and retail. Mike started his career producing primetime documentaries for CNBC on economic topics such as white-collar crime, marijuana legalization and Costco’s global impact on buying habits.
Mike will report to me, and his first day at ADWEEK will be April 1.