NEW YORK–Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. has formed the Luxury Design Group to bring together the strategic sales and marketing of Elle Decor and Metropolitan Home.
Deborah Burns, vice president and publisher of Metropolitan Home, will head the group as senior vice president, Luxury Design Group. She will remain publisher of Metropolitan Home and continue to report to Chief Operating Officer Philippe Guelton. Barbara Friedmann, acting vice president/publisher of Elle Decor, has been appointed vice president/publisher of Elle Decor and has been named managing director, Luxury Design Group. She will report to Burns.
“We formed the Luxury Design Group to provide advertisers with scale along with the luxury mind-set that niche brands like these uniquely deliver,” said Jack Kliger, president and chief executive officer of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. “With this group structure, we are maximizing the combined benefits of these complementary brands.”