Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Announces Promotions for Luxury Design Group

    Laurence Oberwager Named Vice President/Associate Publisher, Sales,

    Christine Boyle Named Vice President/Associate Publisher, Marketing



    NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /
EMWNews
/ -- Jack Kliger, President and CEO,

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (HFM U.S.), announced today two promotions

in the Luxury Design Group: Laurence Oberwager, currently VP/Publisher,

PointClickHome and Shelter Group Sales Director, is promoted to Vice

President/Associate Publisher, Sales, Luxury Design Group, and Christie

Boyle, currently Associate Publisher, Metropolitan Home, is promoted to

Vice President/Associate Publisher, Marketing, Luxury Design Group,

effective immediately. Both report to Deborah Burns, Senior Vice President,

Luxury Design Group, and Publisher, Metropolitan Home and to Barbara

Friedmann, Vice President/Managing Director, Luxury Design Group and

Publisher, ELLE DECOR.



    Deborah Burns said: "Larry and Christie are talented professionals with

deep experience in the shelter category. They have each made impressive

contributions during their tenures with the company. Barbara Friedmann and

I are delighted to have their expertise on the team as we build the Luxury

Design Group franchise and take Metropolitan Home and ELLE DECOR to the

next level."



    The recently formed Luxury Design Group unites the sales and marketing

teams of HFM U.S.'s high-end shelter titles ELLE DECOR and Metropolitan

Home, providing advertisers a single point-of-entry to create custom

integrated media and marketing plans, anchored by the combined strength of

HFM U.S.'s flagship luxury titles and PointClickHome, the company's shelter

website.



    The editorial staffs and missions will remain separate: ELLE DECOR is

the international fashion magazine for the home, while Metropolitan Home is

the guide to modern luxury. Each has a distinct editorial vision that

engages their largely unduplicated audiences as only niche publications

can. By packaging these two passionate, affluent readerships together, HFM

U.S. can offer premier marketers the best of both worlds: quality with

scale.



    Laurence (Larry) Oberwager joined the company in May 2007 in the role

of VP/Publisher, PointClickHome and Shelter Group Sales Director. Before

that he was Associate Publisher, Marketing for Hearst's House Beautiful

(July 2006 - February 2007); Associate Publisher, Marketing, Better Homes

and Gardens Special Interest Publications (June 2004 - June 2006); Director

of Marketing, Shelter, Country Home, Traditional Home and Meredith Home

Solutions (July 2002 - June 2006) and Director of Marketing Country Home

(August 2001 - June 2002).



    Christie Boyle joined the company in March 2000 as the HFM U.S.

Associate Director, Sales Development, Integrated Marketing Group. She

later served as Corporate Marketing Director, Integrated Marketing Group

(November 2001 - January 2005), ELLEgirl magazine Marketing Director

(January 2005 - April 2006), Metropolitan Home Creative Services Director

(April 2006 - March 2008) and most recently Metropolitan Home's Associate

Publisher, Marketing & Advertising Services (March 2008 - Present). Before

HFM U.S., she was Details magazine Associate Marketing Director (March 1999

- March 2000) and Details Marketing Manager (June 1997 - March 1999).

    About ELLE DECOR



    ELLE DECOR is a chic and sophisticated Global Positioning System for

the world of design. Founded in 1990, it is known for interiors that are as

personal and idiosyncratic as they are luxurious and inspiring. What began

as an off-shoot of ELLE nineteen years ago has grown to become

international network of 23 editions on six continents, wielding a global

footprint second only to ELLE itself. In 2007, the magazine saw its best

year ever, with 1,266 advertising pages, up 13% over the prior year and the

#1 growth rate in the category. Through the September 2008 issue, it has

held on to those gains and is projected to close the year flat in a

challenging economic environment. Margaret Russell, the magazine's stylish

editor-in-chief, will appear on Bravo's Top Design starting September 3rd

as the show enters its second record-breaking season. Her fall 2007 book,

"So Chic," has sold over 33,000 copies and remains a best-seller on

Amazon's list of interior design books.



    About Metropolitan Home



    Metropolitan Home, headed by Editor-in-Chief Donna Warner, is the only

completely modern design magazine that combines affluence with an urban

mindset. The editors believe that the timeless quality of superior design

goes beyond fads to resonate and engage a powerful audience who identify

with the modern approach to life. Metropolitan Home delivers high-end

modern design and interiors blending with intelligent reporting to connect

to a progressive reader mindset.



    About Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.



    Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (http://www.hfmus.com) enthusiast brands and

targeted media products reach nearly 60 million consumers through

magazines, online and mobile content. The company's editorial hallmarks are

trusted expert content along with independent product testing. Our

prestigious brands fall into six sectors and include: Fashion (ELLE,

ELLEgirl); Automotive (Car and Driver, Road & Track, Jumpstart Automotive

Media); The Luxury Design Group (ELLE DECOR, Metropolitan Home,

PointClickHome); Women & Health (Woman's Day and Woman's Day Special

Interest Group) and Enthusiasts (American Photo, Boating, Cycle World,

Flying, Popular Photography, Premiere and Sound & Vision). HFM U.S. Total

Solutions marketing initiative packages these assets across brands and

platforms with customized marketing programs. HFM U.S. is part of

Lagardere's (http://www.lagardere.com) media division Lagardere Active, a producer

of special interest content in over 40 countries.