By Kevin McCauley
SMITH REPLACES GLOCER AT TR
Jim Smith, COO at Thomson Reuters, takes the top spot from Tom Glocer on Jan. 1 as efforts continue to revive the fortunes of the combine’s financial information/analytics unit.
Smith, who assumed the No. 2 spot in September, had headed TR’s professional division (legal, accounting, tax and healthcare information), which is growing at a double-digit clip.
The 52-year executive was COO of Thomson Corp. and chief of its Thomson Learning academic and reference group. He began his career as a journalist and rose to head Thomson’s U.S. newspaper group.
Glocer, who also is stepping down as a board member, said the transition plan that he launched is now complete.
David Thomson, chairman of TR, credited 52-year-old Glocer with turning around Reuters and guiding its sale to form TR.
PRESTON NAMED REAL SIMPLE PUB
Sally Preston, a former group publisher at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, becomes publisher of Real Simple on Jan. 3.
Since joining MSLO in 2005, Preston was responsible for Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, Everyday Food and Whole Living plus digital, TV and radio initiatives.
Earlier, Preston worked at Organic Style, O, the Oprah Magazine and Better Homes &
Gardens.
At RS, Preston will report to Evelyn Webster, executive VP at Time Inc.’s lifestyle group, who called her a “media industry veteran and a dynamic leader.”
Kristin van Ogtrop edits RS.
HILLKIRK OUT AS USAT EDITOR
John Hillkirk, editor-in-chief at USA Today, is stepping down at the Gannett Corp. property to become senior editor for investigative reporting projects. A search is on for his replacement.
The 56-year-old has been with the nation’s No. 2 paper since its 1982 launch. He ran the money sector for nearly a decade before being upped to executive editor in 2004. He assumed the e-i-c two years ago when Dave Hunke was upped to publisher.
In a memo, Susie Ellwood, GM, praised Hillkirk’s nearly 30 years of work, “especially the last two years as editor during this critical transformation phase.”
USAT’s circulation of 1.8M trails the Wall Street Journal’s 2.1M circ.
COMCAST UPS KIRIACOULACOS
Comcast Corp. has upped Peter Kiriacoulacos to the executive VP procurement slot at Comcast Cable and senior VP procurement at NBCUniversal unit. He had been senior VP title at the cable operation.
At NBCU, Kiriacoulacos will report to Stuart Epstein, CFO. He is to lead capital and operating expense-based vendor negotiations, including oversees supplier diversity initiatives.
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