Berliner named publishing director at Cahners. Inc. Cahners Publishing Co. - Sandy Berliner; Reed Publishing USA - Magazine Watch: People - Column

Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, Feb 1, 1994 by Lori Marden

Sandy Berliner has been promoted to publishing director/group vice president of the new furniture manufacturing group at Cahners Publishing Company. His new responsibilities include overseeing the publishing activities of subsidiary Delta Communications' FDM/Furniture Design & Manufacturing, Cabinetmaker, and UDM/Upholstery Design & Manufacturing, as they are integrated into the Cahners fold. He will also function in a supervisory capacity to the publisher of Converting Magazine.

Previously group vp with the Chicago-based Delta unit, Berliner has fulfilled executive roles for the company's three furniture titles. He began his career as a sales rep for Cahners' Graphic Arts Monthly.

Berliner earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and is an active member of the advisory board of Pittsburgh State University, located in Kansas.

ADVERTISING AND SALES

Rick Edman to advertising director, Esquire, from eastern advertising manager, Pace Communications, Inc.

Daniel R. Lance to vice president of advertising, Kalmbach Publishing Company, from advertising director.

Scott Monte to national ad director, Backpacker, from western sales manager.

Basil Scaperdas to ad director, Spectroscopy, from national sales representative.

EDITORIAL AND ART

Ramsey Flynn to editor, Baltimore, from executive editor. Lois Perschetz to senior editor, from style editor.

Mark Danzig to art director, Men's Journal, from art director, American Health. Joel Dreyfuss takes the position of editor in chief, Information Week, from editor, PC Magazine.

Frank Finn to editorial director, TSP, Inc. (publisher of Tuff Stuff and Tuff Stuff Collect!), from editorial and publishing consultant, Creekside Communications.

Susan Hassler to editor, Bio/Technology, from managing editor.

Scott Mowbray moves to editor and director of editorial projects at Eating Well, from editor.

MANAGEMENT

Deborah Gottsch DuCharme to associate publisher, Eating Well, from advertising director. John O'Toole to director of operations, from group production director.

Peter A. Janssen takes the posts of editor and publisher, Motor Boating & Sailing, from editor.