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Condé Nast promotes Nicholas Coleridge to president

Condé Nast International has appointed Nicholas Coleridge as president of the company, effective from the beginning of 2012.

The newly created role is a result of the divisions growth in recent years. It produces more than 100 magazines and 80 branded websites, including Vogue, Vanity Fair and Glamour.

Coleridge has been a part of the Condé Nast ranks since 1989 when he joined Condé Nast Britain as editorial director. He was promoted to managing director three years later, a post he has held ever since and will retain following his promotion.

During his tenure Coleridge launched Glamour, GQ Style and Wired magazines and helped the organisation enter the digital world with the launch of vogue.com in the mid 1990s. In the last year Condé Nast has become one of the first British publishers to make its magazines available on tablets.

“In 1995 we were a magazine-only business publishing fewer than 30 titles in 7 countries” said Condé Nast International chairman and chief executive Jonathan Newhouse. “Today we have grown to 117 magazines in 24 markets, along with a thriving digital business and other new brand extensions and joint ventures - we are even opening branded restaurants. Nicholas is a brilliant executive and editor who will provide valuable management know-how and energy.”

Additionally, Moritz von Laffert has been named Condé Nast International vice-president.

Dean Kelly, London