ADWEEK Declares Chief of Employees and Firm-Extensive Promotions

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 quite a lot of promotions throughout the newsroom in addition to the Experiences and Advertising, Folks & Tradition, Finance/Operations, Gross sales and Expertise groups. Included within the communication was additionally a brand new newsroom construction, beneath not too long ago named editor in chief Ryan Joe.

Learn the announcement in full under.

Staff ADWEEK,  

That is an thrilling, invigorating and critically vital second in our evolution. As we drive the reinvention of our model and construct for vital progress on all vectors within the years forward, I’m actually grateful to be doing this with a group stuffed with nice expertise, resilience, and sense of objective and love for ADWEEK.  

I’m proud that we’ve achieved a fantastic deal simply within the first three months of 2024: We are going to surpass our total finances for income within the first quarter; shopper demand for our occasions like Social Media Week and our Sports activities Advertising Summit is considerably stronger than anticipated; and our newsroom is extra vibrant than ever, with our journalists successful essential tales and driving the {industry} dialog each day.  

To proceed to construct on that momentum, I’m happy to announce an vital addition to the Govt Staff, in addition to new roles and promotions for a number of members of the ADWEEK group. These adjustments will assist speed up 4 main targets for ADWEEK: Develop viewers and influence, develop into a extra vivid and important useful resource for the {industry}, enhance the speed of our operational excellence, and do fewer issues higher.

There’s numerous element under—get comfy—however I need to be as clear as I can in regards to the adjustments on the best way.  

New Chief of Employees/Head of Technique and Enterprise Operations 

Mike Beyman joins the ADWEEK group as chief of employees and head of technique and enterprise operations. Mike joins from Condé Nast, the place, as vice chairman of company technique and growth, he developed and applied cross-functional initiatives throughout its international manufacturers, together with Vogue, GQ, Vainness Truthful and The New Yorker. He spearheaded and strengthened relationships with main know-how 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 hassle 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, know-how 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 influence on shopping for habits.  

Mike will report back to me, and his first day at ADWEEK will likely be April 1.