Hearst Magazines International has
appointed Arnaud de Puyfontaine managing director for Western
Europe. Puyfontaine, 49, has been CEO of Hearst Magazines U.K. since 2009
and EVP of Hearst Magazines International since 2011. He will now oversee the
activities of Hearst Magazines in Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany and
France. He will continue to report to Duncan Edwards, president and CEO of
HMI. HMI is building a presence in the region, launching a German edition of
Harper’s Bazaar in September and a French edition in 2014.
