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Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, Oct, 1999

Red Herring names CFO

A 20-year veteran in the fields of corporate finance, information technology and business development, Red Herring Communications CFO Douglas Jeffries will apply his experience to oversee all business and financial aspects of the San Francisco-based business technology company across its three platforms--Red Herring, Redherring.com and Red Herring Events.

Formerly vice president and CFO from 1997 to 1998 at Alaris Medical, a $400 million medical devices company based in San Diego, Jeffries has been involved in venture capital, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions financing as well as the design and development of proprietary e-commerce systems. He began his career with Price Waterhouse (now Price-waterhouse Coopers) in 1979, and in his 11-year stint served as senior manager of SEC services in the company's New York office and senior manager in the San Francisco office beginning in 1988. From 1992 through 1997 he assumed a series of division senior executive appointments with Cardinal Health, a $12 billion national healthcare firm, including vice president and CFO for the Pyxis Corporation (a division specializing in the marketing of pharmaceutical dispensary computers) and vice president of information systems for Cardinal Health.

A certified CPA in the state of California, Jeffries holds an M.B.A from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in accounting from the California State University, Chico.

Advertising & Sales J.D. Rehm to advertising director, Redbook, from advertising manager. Christopher C. Trier to national ad sales manager, Esquire, from New York advertising sales manager.

Circulation Thomas L. Fogarty to vice president, marketing/operations, HDG Magazine Division, Hearst Distribution Group Inc., from vice president, general manager, BookScan Division, VNU Entertainment Group.

Corporate Richard Atkinson to CFO and executive vice president, Time Inc., from president, Time Inc. Atlantic. James S. Berrien to president, Forbes, from president, American Express Travelers Cheque Group. John Bellando to senior vice president of accounting and finance, Conde Nast Publications, from senior vice president of finance, Random House. Jim Carey to president, Chicago Association of Direct Marketing (CADM), from vice president of the board and COO, Core Industries Inc. He retains the latter title. James M. Lane to publishing general manager, traveler and travel arranger products, OAG Worldwide, from publishing consultant.

Editorial & Art John P. Heffernan to production director, Pohly & Partners, from senior manager, production and manufacturing, Staywell (a Boston-based publisher of health/safety newsletters). Lara Ewen to editor in chief, Sportswear International North America, from editorial director. Steve Garbarino to style director, Us, from editor in chief, Detour. John Grogan to managing editor, Organic Gardening, from bureau chief, The Sun-Sentinel (a newspaper based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida). Danyel Smith to editor at large, Time Inc., from editor in chief, Vibe. Carter Harris to executive editor, Vibe, from features editor. Kenny Wooton to editor in chief, Yachting, from executive editor.

Management Thomas Bordonaro to publisher, Counterman, from executive vice president, J.B. Dollar Stretcher Magazine. Kristine Schreiber to publisher, YM, from advertising director. Deborah Jones Barrow and Joseph Lagani to vice presidents of the Meredith Publishing Group, from, respectively, publishing director, Traditional Home, Renovation Style, Crayola Kids, Golf for Women and Decorator Showhouse, and publishing director, Country Home, Country Gardens, Family Money and Shop Online 123. They retain their previous titles. Jim McCabe to publisher, Worth, from vice president, advertising sales. Robert W. Preston, Jr. to publisher, Medical Economics, from publisher, Contemporary Group (including Contemporary OB/GYN, Contemporary Pediatrics and Contemporary Urology). Paul Turcotte, Barry Golson and Robin Raskin to vice presidents of ZD Publishing, from publisher, Yahoo! Internet Life, editor in chief Yahoo! Internet Life and editor in chief FamilyPC/managing director FamilyPC Enterprises, respectively.

New Media Jeffrey M. Killeen to CEO, Forbes.com, from COO, Barnesandnoble.com. Patricia J. Key to vice president, fulfillment and customer care, Enews.com (online magazine retailer), from business manager, The Washington Post's national weekly edition.